Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 20, 2016, 9:48 AM GMT-3 (12:48 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-02-20 12:48:52 UTC
Depth
139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.513° S, 68.370° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3867 days ago · 134 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.221 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 128 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.575 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3852 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3851 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3823 days ago · 127 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.442 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3822 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 141 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3878 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.189 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3881 days ago · 137 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.698 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3892 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.1121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3893 days ago · 126 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.6103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3895 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3900 days ago · 131 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.5119 km N of Calama, Chile · 3901 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3902 days ago · 120 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.163 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3904 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004rby. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.