Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 116 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 116 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 6, 2016, 9:43 AM GMT-3 (12:43 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-09-06 12:43:57 UTC
Depth
133.3 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.633° S, 68.224° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3674 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.178 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3664 days ago · 136 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.248 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3659 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.1117 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3657 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3655 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 3650 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.1146 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 197 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.2116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3639 days ago · 133 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.781 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3638 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.671 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3625 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile · 3621 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3620 days ago · 132 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.955 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3619 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 5.0124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3676 days ago · 148 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3678 days ago · 136 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.243 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3684 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.0148 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3687 days ago · 210 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006mdt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.