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M4.1 earthquake 97 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 97 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 7, 2015, 8:52 PM GMT-3 (23:52 UTC), 120 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 61 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-04-07 23:52:06 UTC
Depth
119.6 km (74.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.762° S, 68.338° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4187 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.137 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4170 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.231 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4168 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.281 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4168 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.098 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4153 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.661 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4145 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.090 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4138 days ago · 210 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.043 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4200 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 4202 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4203 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.1153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4205 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.0140 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4205 days ago · 223 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.6115 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4205 days ago · 185 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4207 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4217 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200024wn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.