Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 42 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 23, 2016, 2:36 PM GMT-3 (17:36 UTC), 113 km (70 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
4.7 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-11-23 17:36:16 UTC
Depth
112.9 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.154° S, 68.676° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.25 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3586 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.0102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.688 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3564 days ago · 197 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 5.877 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3554 days ago · 172 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3551 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.632 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3545 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.222 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 122 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.112 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3617 days ago · 154 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.955 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3619 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.145 km E of Calama, Chile · 3621 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.671 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3625 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007btv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.