Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 40 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 3, 2014, 3:17 PM GMT-3 (18:17 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-11-03 18:17:10 UTC
Depth
113.8 km (70.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.143° S, 68.719° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4341 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.411 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4333 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.335 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4320 days ago · 101 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4319 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.464 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.213 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 4299 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.036 km E of Calama, Chile · 4349 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4367 days ago · 109 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.467 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4369 days ago · 129 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.273 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4370 days ago · 190 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.034 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 4371 days ago · 127 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000stqe. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.