M4.1 earthquake 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 27, 2013, 5:13 PM GMT-3 (20:13 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 142 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-12-27 20:13:10 UTC
- Depth
- 131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.169° S, 68.556° 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
- ±0.37
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.2128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4657 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.3138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4606 days ago · 157 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.4132 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4680 days ago · 158 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.0134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4688 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000m05s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.