Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 71 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 71 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 9:59 PM GMT-3 (00:59 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 45 km E of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-10-27 00:59:33 UTC
Depth
117.6 km (73.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.182° S, 68.296° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile · 3621 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.955 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3619 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.112 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3617 days ago · 154 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.222 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.742 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.291 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3596 days ago · 208 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.25 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3586 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.183 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3566 days ago · 183 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.781 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3638 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.2116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3639 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3655 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007285. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.