Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 35 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Dec 1, 2014, 12:49 AM GMT-3 (03:49 UTC), 101 km (63 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-12-01 03:49:41 UTC
Depth
100.9 km (62.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.200° S, 68.723° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4321 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4307 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.464 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4307 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.213 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4301 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4289 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4281 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4278 days ago · 114 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.315 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4272 days ago · 141 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4264 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.141 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4262 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4333 days ago · 103 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4333 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.411 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4335 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4343 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.540 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4349 days ago · 114 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.036 km E of Calama, Chile · 4351 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000t1gy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.