Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 75 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 7:22 AM GMT-3 (10:22 UTC), 121 km (75 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-03-14 10:22:47 UTC
Depth
120.5 km (74.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.913° S, 68.475° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.2 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3851 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.844 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3835 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3824 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.442 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3822 days ago · 119 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.147 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3798 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.221 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 128 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3867 days ago · 134 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.16 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3874 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3875 days ago · 140 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.1110 km N of Calama, Chile · 3879 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.189 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3881 days ago · 137 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xd1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.