Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 163 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 163 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 26, 2013, 12:07 PM GMT-3 (15:07 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 105 km NE of Tocopilla, 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
2013-12-26 15:07:27 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.997° S, 68.671° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4657 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.0105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4621 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4615 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.3138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4606 days ago · 157 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.5150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4603 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4132 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4680 days ago · 158 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.0134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4688 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000lypv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.