Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 14 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 20, 2014, 8:03 AM GMT-3 (11:03 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 39 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-02-20 11:03:08 UTC
Depth
98.7 km (61.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.372° S, 68.822° 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
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4596 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.639 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4586 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4576 days ago · 122 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4558 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.581 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4556 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.175 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4554 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.619 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 4549 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.519 km E of Calama, Chile · 4547 days ago · 115 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.532 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 114 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4627 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.249 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4628 days ago · 203 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000n0uk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.