M4.5 earthquake 32 km SSE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Feb 12, 2014, 7:19 AM GMT-3 (10:19 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 16 km NE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-12 10:19:15 UTC
- Depth
- 113.5 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.735° S, 68.838° 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
- ±0.09
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
- 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.014 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4606 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7109 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4600 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.639 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4586 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4576 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.581 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4556 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.656 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4554 days ago · 149 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mnxw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC.