Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 162 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 162 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 2:57 PM GMT-3 (17:57 UTC), 129 km (80 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
2015-11-17 17:57:14 UTC
Depth
128.7 km (80.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.022° S, 68.595° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0109 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3953 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3947 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.8134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3943 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3942 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1145 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3935 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3934 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.0123 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3933 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3930 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.3105 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3929 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.3160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3923 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.7151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3970 days ago · 131 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.1150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3976 days ago · 139 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.164 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3992 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.6131 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3993 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.5105 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3996 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 3999 days ago · 125 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003yzv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.