Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 149 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 149 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 1, 2016, 2:01 PM GMT-3 (17:01 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 160 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-01 17:01:33 UTC
Depth
131.8 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.105° S, 68.895° 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, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3607 days ago · 104 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2138 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1150 km N of Calama, Chile · 3600 days ago · 142 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.8160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3564 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.781 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3638 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3639 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.497 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3646 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073ik. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.