Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 112 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 112 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 2:11 PM GMT-3 (17:11 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-11 17:11:42 UTC
Depth
126.5 km (78.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.579° S, 68.370° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 5.3 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.442 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3822 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.6147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3819 days ago · 141 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3818 days ago · 122 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3809 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.9155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3808 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.0152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3807 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.147 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3806 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3798 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4125 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3789 days ago · 176 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.3105 km N of Calama, Chile · 3788 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.4111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3784 days ago · 178 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3784 days ago · 133 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3832 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3851 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.6148 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3852 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.575 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3852 days ago · 121 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.221 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005gzt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.