Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 7:03 AM GMT-3 (10:03 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 128 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-12-14 10:03:54 UTC
Depth
118.7 km (73.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.286° S, 68.571° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.172 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3942 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3934 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3929 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3105 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3929 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3926 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3160 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3922 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 5.0128 km N of Calama, Chile · 3908 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.4127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3908 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.163 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3904 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3902 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.5119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3901 days ago · 111 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3900 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.6103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3895 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.1121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3893 days ago · 126 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.698 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3892 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.9139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3887 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3947 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0109 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3953 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3969 days ago · 129 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.7151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3970 days ago · 131 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004h1c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.