M3.6 earthquake 69 km WSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 2, 2013, 5:32 PM GMT-3 (20:32 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 40 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-11-02 20:32:21 UTC
- Depth
- 51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.674° S, 69.554° 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.
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.315 km W of Calama, Chile · 4712 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.155 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4710 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.442 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4705 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.540 km N of Calama, Chile · 4693 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000l807. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.