Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 144 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 144 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Nov 14, 2013, 4:41 AM GMT-3 (07:41 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 96 km SSE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-11-14 07:41:52 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.155° S, 68.792° 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
±0.14
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7152 km N of Calama, Chile · 4700 days ago · 138 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.0134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4688 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4132 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4680 days ago · 158 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4662 days ago · 124 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4651 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.396 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  13. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.190 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4711 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4726 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4733 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kxs9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.