Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 82 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 82 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 20, 2013, 3:10 PM GMT-3 (18:10 UTC), 120 km (75 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-12-20 18:10:04 UTC
Depth
120.0 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.721° S, 68.795° 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
±0.26
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. 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4662 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4627 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 5.0105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4621 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4615 days ago · 131 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  12. 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.0134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4688 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.540 km N of Calama, Chile · 4693 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lvr0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.