Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 152 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 152 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 25, 2014, 4:59 PM GMT-3 (19:59 UTC), 140 km (87 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
2014-10-25 19:59:21 UTC
Depth
139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.107° S, 68.616° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4342 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4338 days ago · 134 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4336 days ago · 112 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4332 days ago · 126 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4332 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4330 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4327 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4320 days ago · 125 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 4308 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4307 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4306 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4306 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.464 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4306 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.8135 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4304 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.5162 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 126 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.0145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4360 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 4360 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4366 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.467 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4372 days ago · 145 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.680 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4385 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sql4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.