Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 125 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 125 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 7:51 PM GMT-4 (23:51 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-19 23:51:57 UTC
Depth
113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.335° S, 68.756° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 141 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3739 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 136 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 122 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.8121 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3710 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.4113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3699 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3754 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.7144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3783 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065f9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.