Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 8:31 AM GMT-3 (11:31 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 155 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-03-27 11:31:55 UTC
Depth
130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.104° S, 68.592° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 4202 days ago · 127 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.698 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 4197 days ago · 159 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.197 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4192 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.2155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4186 days ago · 122 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.281 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4167 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2122 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 4155 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.6152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4152 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.098 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4152 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4146 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.0142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4145 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.0107 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4145 days ago · 195 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.6115 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4204 days ago · 185 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4206 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4216 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.5129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4226 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001r5a. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.