Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 60 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 60 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, May 15, 2014, 6:16 PM GMT-4 (22:16 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 44 km ESE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-15 22:16:20 UTC
Depth
122.6 km (76.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.969° S, 68.652° 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
±0.22
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 4511 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4500 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.744 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 4491 days ago · 144 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.117 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 4490 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.497 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4489 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4484 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 142 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2128 km N of Calama, Chile · 4469 days ago · 122 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 4466 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4522 days ago · 117 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.128 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4525 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.437 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4531 days ago · 130 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.488 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.2154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4534 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.519 km E of Calama, Chile · 4546 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.619 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 4548 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qpmt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.