Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 157 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 157 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 10:44 PM GMT-3 (01:44 UTC), 120 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-10-23 01:44:43 UTC
Depth
119.7 km (74.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.042° S, 68.778° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 4.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4359 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.5106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4358 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4356 days ago · 140 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4341 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4336 days ago · 134 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4335 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4319 days ago · 125 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 4307 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.8135 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4303 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.5162 km N of Calama, Chile · 4302 days ago · 126 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4365 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.3118 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4365 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.0153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 145 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.680 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4384 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000spxf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.