M4.1 earthquake 41 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 29, 2015, 1:21 PM GMT-3 (16:21 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 41 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-01-29 16:21:26 UTC
- Depth
- 103.5 km (64.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.355° S, 68.540° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4260 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4253 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.2101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4216 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4206 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4203 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tk32. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.