M4.6 earthquake 74 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 11:09 AM GMT-3 (14:09 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-10-02 14:09:48 UTC
- Depth
- 82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.088° S, 69.188° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.034 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.252 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4369 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.654 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4360 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.036 km E of Calama, Chile · 4350 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.411 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4333 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000si4l. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.