Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 80 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Sep 28, 2014, 6:49 AM GMT-3 (09:49 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-09-28 09:49:04 UTC
Depth
119.2 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.862° S, 68.468° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
157

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.140 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4378 days ago · 167 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.034 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 145 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.273 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4370 days ago · 190 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.467 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4369 days ago · 129 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4367 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 4359 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4357 days ago · 140 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.036 km E of Calama, Chile · 4350 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.540 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4348 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4341 days ago · 111 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4337 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4335 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 4401 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.4117 km N of Calama, Chile · 4402 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.029 km E of Calama, Chile · 4404 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sgv2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.