Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 71 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 71 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 9, 2013, 10:26 AM GMT-3 (13:26 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Nov 9, 2013, 10:26 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2013-11-09 13:26:09 UTC
Depth: 112.1 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 22.011° S, 68.418° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.9	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.064
5.03	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1

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: ±0.06
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 55°
Stations used: 129

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kv4l (also filed as iscgem603780833). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.