Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 11, 2015, 1:56 AM GMT-3 (04:56 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-11-11 04:56:18 UTC
Depth
139.0 km (86.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.130° S, 68.602° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3969 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.1162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3969 days ago · 129 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.0109 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3953 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3946 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.8134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3942 days ago · 119 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3941 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1145 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3934 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3934 days ago · 108 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.4126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.0123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.4154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3929 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.3105 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3929 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3928 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.3160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3922 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.164 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3992 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6131 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3992 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 3998 days ago · 125 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003xab. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.