Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 133 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 133 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 24, 2014, 8:53 AM GMT-4 (12:53 UTC), 122 km (75 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-05-24 12:53:42 UTC
Depth
121.5 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.259° S, 68.780° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4499 days ago · 134 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4148 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4493 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.497 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4489 days ago · 132 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 129 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.1127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4483 days ago · 142 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.7156 km N of Calama, Chile · 4482 days ago · 112 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2128 km N of Calama, Chile · 4469 days ago · 122 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 4466 days ago · 127 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.0147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4512 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2172 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4520 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4521 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4531 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.488 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4534 days ago · 134 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000r2kt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.