Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, May 1, 2014, 12:21 PM GMT-4 (16:21 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 156 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-01 16:21:09 UTC
Depth
134.3 km (83.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.085° S, 68.628° 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
±0.26
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.488 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4531 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4521 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4520 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2172 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 133 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.0147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4512 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 4511 days ago · 122 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4500 days ago · 134 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.1118 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4499 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.4148 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.497 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4489 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 129 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.1127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 142 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.7156 km N of Calama, Chile · 4482 days ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4552 days ago · 133 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.6150 km N of Calama, Chile · 4552 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.175 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4553 days ago · 138 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 4555 days ago · 127 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4557 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qy11. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.