Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 141 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 141 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jan 25, 2015, 4:36 AM GMT-3 (07:36 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 131 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-01-25 07:36:27 UTC
Depth
122.7 km (76.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.192° S, 68.751° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4263 days ago · 107 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4260 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4254 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4250 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4243 days ago · 131 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.5129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4226 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4217 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4206 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4277 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4278 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0150 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4279 days ago · 175 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4280 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.8126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 4281 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4288 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 4290 days ago · 184 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tiw9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.