Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 119 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 119 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 4:16 AM GMT-3 (07:16 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 103 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-25 07:16:57 UTC
Depth
111.3 km (69.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.394° S, 68.717° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 5.2 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3903 days ago · 131 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.6103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3897 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3895 days ago · 126 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.698 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3895 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.1108 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3894 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.9139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3890 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.189 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3883 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3881 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3877 days ago · 140 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3870 days ago · 134 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.575 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3854 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3854 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 116 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3905 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.163 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3907 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3911 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.0128 km N of Calama, Chile · 3911 days ago · 90 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.360 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3929 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3931 days ago · 117 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.3105 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3932 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3932 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.4154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3932 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004h04. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.