Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 12, 2014, 2:52 PM GMT-3 (17:52 UTC), 138 km (86 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-12 17:52:42 UTC
Depth
138.1 km (85.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.841° S, 68.614° 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
±0.37
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6150 km N of Calama, Chile · 4552 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4552 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.619 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 4548 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.519 km E of Calama, Chile · 4546 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4543 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4534 days ago · 134 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.488 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4533 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.277 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4531 days ago · 130 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.0109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.437 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4528 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.128 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4525 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4521 days ago · 117 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4520 days ago · 123 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.0147 km N of Calama, Chile · 4512 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.0133 km N of Calama, Chile · 4511 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 4500 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 4555 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.293 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4557 days ago · 117 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4574 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000phql. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.