M4.3 earthquake 79 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Feb 11, 2014, 11:57 AM GMT-3 (14:57 UTC), 131 km (81 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-11 14:57:48 UTC
- Depth
- 130.6 km (81.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.777° S, 68.684° 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
- ±0.31
- 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: 9 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 · 66 km away · felt by 7
- 4.5147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4612 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.921 km E of Calama, Chile · 4611 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.014 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4606 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4596 days ago · 129 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.5150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4592 days ago · 130 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4576 days ago · 122 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4558 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 4556 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000myem. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.