Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 27, 2016, 4:24 PM GMT-3 (19:24 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-27 19:24:02 UTC
Depth
133.9 km (83.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.431° S, 68.515° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
40

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. 4.575 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3854 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3853 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3852 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3834 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3825 days ago · 127 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3825 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.442 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3824 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3820 days ago · 141 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3820 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3811 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3810 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3876 days ago · 140 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3880 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.189 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3883 days ago · 137 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.9139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3889 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.698 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3894 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.1121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3895 days ago · 126 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.6103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3897 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004u3w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.