Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 30 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 4:06 AM GMT-4 (08:06 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 25 km ESE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-07-12 08:06:22 UTC
Depth
125.9 km (78.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.293° S, 68.680° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.041 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.339 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.325 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3710 days ago · 156 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.049 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3709 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 9
  12. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.243 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3684 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.151 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3679 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3678 days ago · 136 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.2116 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3676 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3674 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.455 km S of Calama, Chile · 3757 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062vc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.