M4.9 earthquake 21 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 21 km E of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 9:52 AM GMT-3 (12:52 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-15 12:52:38 UTC
- Depth
- 101.8 km (63.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.472° S, 68.720° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.069 · 20 stations |
| 4.9 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment 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
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 170°, dip 24°, rake -124°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 26°, dip 70°, rake -75°
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 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.484 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4608 days ago · 226 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.014 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4606 days ago · 99 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4596 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.639 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4587 days ago · 118 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4576 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4558 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.581 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4556 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.175 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4555 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 5.616 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
- 4.532 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 4614 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.379 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4615 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.235 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4616 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.024 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4628 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.249 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4628 days ago · 203 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mr5l. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.