Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 120 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 120 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 17, 2014, 12:25 PM GMT-3 (15:25 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 99 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-12-17 15:25:01 UTC
Depth
110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.367° S, 68.921° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5162 km N of Calama, Chile · 4303 days ago · 126 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4287 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4280 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.0150 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4278 days ago · 175 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4278 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4277 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4141 km N of Calama, Chile · 4265 days ago · 123 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4263 days ago · 107 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4260 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4253 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4250 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.2101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.464 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4305 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4306 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 4307 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4319 days ago · 125 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.335 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4320 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t7ng. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.