Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 27, 2013, 11:39 PM GMT-3 (02:39 UTC), 131 km (81 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), light
Local time
UTC
2013-12-28 02:39:07 UTC
Depth
131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.884° S, 68.654° 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
±0.52
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.0120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4646 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.249 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4628 days ago · 203 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4627 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.532 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  10. 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.484 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4608 days ago · 226 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.014 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4606 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000m07g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.