Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 2:14 AM GMT-4 (06:14 UTC), 145 km (90 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-12 06:14:49 UTC
Depth
144.7 km (89.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.020° S, 68.690° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.243 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3684 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3678 days ago · 136 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2116 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3676 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3674 days ago · 121 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.178 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3664 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.248 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3658 days ago · 116 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.1117 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3657 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3655 days ago · 106 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 3650 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.049 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3709 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.339 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.041 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 136 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006d7r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.