Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 69 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 69 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 11:55 PM GMT-3 (02:55 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 77 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-20 02:55:54 UTC
Depth
156.1 km (97.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.937° S, 68.544° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
27

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1150 km N of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 142 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.222 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.742 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.8160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.25 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3586 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.688 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3564 days ago · 197 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 5.877 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3554 days ago · 172 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
  13. 4.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3552 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.632 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3545 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3607 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.955 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3619 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3620 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile · 3621 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.671 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3625 days ago · 118 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007as7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.