M4.0 earthquake 138 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 138 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 10:01 AM GMT-3 (13:01 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 160 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-14 13:01:59 UTC
- Depth
- 103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.203° S, 68.892° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3605 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.4120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3605 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.1150 km N of Calama, Chile · 3600 days ago · 142 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3564 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3551 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077nq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.