Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 155 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 155 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 4:58 PM GMT-3 (19:58 UTC), 133 km (82 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-26 19:58:15 UTC
Depth
132.6 km (82.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.069° S, 68.706° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
139

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3799 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.4125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3789 days ago · 176 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3105 km N of Calama, Chile · 3788 days ago · 120 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 133 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3766 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 141 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.0120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3822 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3824 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.7141 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3828 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.1126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3832 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005brg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.