M4.2 earthquake 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 8, 2013, 11:35 AM GMT-3 (14:35 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 71 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-11-08 14:35:44 UTC
- Depth
- 131.1 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.344° S, 68.571° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.971 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4709 days ago · 112 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.442 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4705 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.540 km N of Calama, Chile · 4693 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.139 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4690 days ago · 144 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4673 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4668 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.361 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4652 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kupm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.