Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 11, 2014, 6:57 AM GMT-3 (09:57 UTC), 145 km (90 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-10-11 09:57:29 UTC
Depth
144.9 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.128° S, 68.513° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.467 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4370 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4365 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 4359 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.0145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4359 days ago · 111 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4357 days ago · 140 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4341 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4337 days ago · 134 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4335 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4332 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4320 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.680 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4384 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sl18. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.