Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Dec 15, 2013, 7:07 PM GMT-3 (22:07 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 16 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2013-12-15 22:07:31 UTC
Depth
128.0 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.721° S, 68.689° 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
±0.19
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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4627 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 5.0105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4621 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  13. 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.540 km N of Calama, Chile · 4692 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.7152 km N of Calama, Chile · 4699 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ln8z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.