Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 105 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, May 17, 2016, 12:43 PM GMT-4 (16:43 UTC), 120 km (75 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-17 16:43:15 UTC
Depth
120.3 km (74.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.516° S, 68.740° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3772 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3766 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3760 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3740 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3734 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.130 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3732 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3799 days ago · 111 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.147 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3809 days ago · 133 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005i08. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.