Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 122 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, May 6, 2016, 5:47 PM GMT-3 (20:47 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-06 20:47:51 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.363° S, 68.778° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3105 km N of Calama, Chile · 3788 days ago · 120 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3783 days ago · 133 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 141 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3739 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.147 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 141 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.442 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3822 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.0123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3823 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3824 days ago · 127 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ef3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.