Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 144 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 144 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 21, 2016, 1:30 PM GMT-4 (17:30 UTC), 133 km (83 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-21 17:30:33 UTC
Depth
133.3 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.215° S, 68.486° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 141 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3739 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3739 days ago · 186 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 136 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 4.4111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3784 days ago · 178 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3105 km N of Calama, Chile · 3787 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3789 days ago · 176 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3792 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3798 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005j59. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.