M4.0 earthquake 120 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 120 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 7:49 PM GMT-3 (22:49 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 35 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-01-10 22:49:23 UTC
- Depth
- 122.4 km (76.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.384° S, 68.721° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0103 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4635 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0105 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4620 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4606 days ago · 157 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4596 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4592 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4650 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4656 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4657 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.6142 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4658 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4660 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.1163 km N of Calama, Chile · 4661 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.182 km N of Calama, Chile · 4667 days ago · 120 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.484 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4672 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000m0r1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.