M4.1 earthquake 40 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 1, 2013, 3:24 PM GMT-4 (19:24 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 76 km NE 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-05-01 19:24:02 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.579° S, 68.549° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000k0hg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.240 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4876 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.176 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4862 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 4.155 km SW of Calama, Chile · 4903 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4904 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.527 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4909 days ago · 162 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.382 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4915 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000k0hg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.