Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 101 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 101 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 11:48 AM GMT-3 (14:48 UTC), 117 km (73 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
2015-02-10 14:48:30 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.775° S, 68.269° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
29

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4244 days ago · 131 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.654 km N of Calama, Chile · 4217 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4207 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.6115 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4205 days ago · 185 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.0140 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4205 days ago · 223 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.1153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4205 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4203 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 4202 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.043 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4200 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.197 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4193 days ago · 120 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4250 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4254 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4261 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.141 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4261 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2126 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4263 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4141 km N of Calama, Chile · 4266 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.315 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 4271 days ago · 141 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 4277 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.0150 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 4279 days ago · 175 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tnnv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.