M4.2 earthquake 128 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 128 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jul 5, 2014, 8:57 AM GMT-4 (12:57 UTC), 122 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 132 km N 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-05 12:57:44 UTC
- Depth
- 121.5 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.296° S, 68.875° 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
- ±0.26
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 4468 days ago · 127 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.1144 km N of Calama, Chile · 4452 days ago · 130 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.382 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 4429 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.259 km N of Calama, Chile · 4424 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4421 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.7156 km N of Calama, Chile · 4484 days ago · 112 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.1127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4484 days ago · 142 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4485 days ago · 129 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.497 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4491 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.4148 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4495 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rqta. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.