Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 102 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 102 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 7, 2016, 10:00 AM GMT-3 (13:00 UTC), 112 km (69 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-12-07 13:00:38 UTC
Depth
111.7 km (69.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.680° S, 68.376° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
36

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.141 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 3584 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.688 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3564 days ago · 197 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 5.877 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3554 days ago · 172 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  5. 4.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3551 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.632 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3545 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.3126 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3538 days ago · 211 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3535 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.0107 km N of Calama, Chile · 3534 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.942 km E of Calama, Chile · 3533 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.8160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3591 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3595 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.742 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3598 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3599 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1150 km N of Calama, Chile · 3600 days ago · 142 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.369 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3601 days ago · 156 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3605 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3607 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007gma. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.