M4.1 earthquake 28 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, 2:19 AM GMT-3 (05:19 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 33 km NE 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-02 05:19:28 UTC
- Depth
- 105.3 km (65.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.690° S, 69.047° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.233 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4077 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.068 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4056 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 4.070 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4130 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.130 km E of Calama, Chile · 4130 days ago · 127 km deep · 51 km away
- 6.050 km E of Calama, Chile · 4130 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 16
- 4.595 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4136 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002myi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.