M4.2 earthquake 140 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 140 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 8:15 AM GMT-4 (12:15 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 89 km NNE 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
- 2013-06-20 12:15:46 UTC
- Depth
- 128.2 km (79.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.233° S, 68.552° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
ML 4.0 (GUC).
From the USGS event page for usc000hvx1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4843 days ago · 143 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4834 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.789 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4831 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4830 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4818 days ago · 195 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.4140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4793 days ago · 126 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000hvx1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.