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M4.4 earthquake 72 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 72 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 11:55 PM GMT-3 (02:55 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 99 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-11-20 02:55:51 UTC
Depth
102.9 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.804° S, 68.849° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.335 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4325 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4325 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4311 days ago · 123 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.464 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4310 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4309 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.5162 km N of Calama, Chile · 4308 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.213 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4292 days ago · 130 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4285 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4282 days ago · 114 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4337 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4340 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4342 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4346 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.540 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4353 days ago · 114 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.085 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4353 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.036 km E of Calama, Chile · 4355 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4362 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4364 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 4364 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sy56. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.