Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 126 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 126 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 2:26 PM GMT-3 (17:26 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 41 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2015-01-27 17:26:19 UTC
Depth
107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.342° S, 68.664° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4260 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4253 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 98 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.2101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4249 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4243 days ago · 131 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.5129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4226 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4216 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4206 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.1153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4204 days ago · 130 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 5.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4203 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 4.4141 km N of Calama, Chile · 4265 days ago · 123 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4277 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4278 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.0150 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4278 days ago · 175 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4280 days ago · 109 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.089 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4287 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 4289 days ago · 184 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tlie. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.