Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 162 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 18, 2014, 3:58 PM GMT-3 (18:58 UTC), 126 km (78 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-12-18 18:58:53 UTC
Depth
126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.004° S, 68.669° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 4290 days ago · 184 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4288 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.8126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4281 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4280 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.0150 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4279 days ago · 175 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4278 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4141 km N of Calama, Chile · 4265 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4263 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4254 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4250 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.2101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4243 days ago · 131 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.8135 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4303 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4306 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 4307 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4320 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.9146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4326 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4332 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t7y3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.