Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 35 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Feb 10, 2014, 8:00 AM GMT-3 (11:00 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 16 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (Mwr, regional moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-02-10 11:00:10 UTC
Depth
104.5 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.174° S, 68.757° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.2Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations
5.25Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.2Mww, W-phase momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterMoment tensor · Preliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 245°, dip 37°, rake -26°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 357°, dip 74°, rake -124°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4615 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.532 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.484 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4608 days ago · 226 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.014 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4606 days ago · 99 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4596 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.639 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4586 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4576 days ago · 122 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4558 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4627 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.249 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4628 days ago · 203 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mm3n (also filed as iscgem604041033). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.