M4.2 earthquake 5 km SE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Dec 5, 2016, 4:31 PM GMT-3 (19:31 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 42 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-05 19:31:16 UTC
- Depth
- 96.8 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.487° S, 68.879° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7Antofagasta, Chile · 3548 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 4.632 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3545 days ago · 108 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.942 km E of Calama, Chile · 3533 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 4.362 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.742 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.222 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 122 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.088 km S of Calama, Chile · 3600 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3606 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007f1d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.