Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 147 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 147 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, May 23, 2014, 7:39 AM GMT-4 (11:39 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 89 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-23 11:39:14 UTC
Depth
118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.132° S, 69.071° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 4510 days ago · 122 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.289 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4505 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.689 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4504 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4499 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.1118 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4498 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4148 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.497 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4488 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 129 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4482 days ago · 142 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.7156 km N of Calama, Chile · 4482 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2128 km N of Calama, Chile · 4468 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.5117 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4465 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 4465 days ago · 127 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.2172 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4521 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4527 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4530 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 134 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000r122. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC.