Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 8, 2014, 8:27 PM GMT-3 (23:27 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-08 23:27:56 UTC
Depth
116.7 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.708° S, 68.496° 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
±0.17
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 4555 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.175 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4553 days ago · 138 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.6150 km N of Calama, Chile · 4553 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4552 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.519 km E of Calama, Chile · 4546 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.2154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4534 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.488 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 117 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4531 days ago · 130 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.437 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.128 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4525 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4522 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4520 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.2172 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4518 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.0147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4512 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 4511 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4500 days ago · 134 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4574 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000pbt2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.