M4.0 earthquake 31 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 3:06 PM GMT-3 (18:06 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 98 km NNE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-11-10 18:06:20 UTC
- Depth
- 112.7 km (70.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.204° S, 68.775° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.131 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3957 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.214 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3953 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3941 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3926 days ago · 108 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003x36. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.