M4.3 earthquake 95 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 95 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Fri, Sep 9, 2016, 7:52 AM GMT-3 (10:52 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 88 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-09 10:52:15 UTC
- Depth
- 93.6 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.287° S, 69.175° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.265 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3670 days ago · 86 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.488 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3629 days ago · 97 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.112 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3617 days ago · 154 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006nan. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.