Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 55 km S of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km S of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 11:30 PM GMT-4 (03:30 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 25 km ESE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-17 03:30:54 UTC
Depth
101.4 km (63.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.961° S, 68.939° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.278 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 106 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.368 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.130 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3732 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0115 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.041 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.339 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.325 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3710 days ago · 156 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.049 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3709 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.2100 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3704 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 4.388 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 3770 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.737 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3773 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064zj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.