M4.6 earthquake 142 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 142 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Dec 29, 2013, 2:39 PM GMT-3 (17:39 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-29 17:39:29 UTC
- Depth
- 123.7 km (76.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.265° S, 68.397° 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
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4657 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4606 days ago · 157 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.4132 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4680 days ago · 158 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ltrn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.