Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 117 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 117 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 25, 2016, 2:28 PM GMT-4 (18:28 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-25 18:28:10 UTC
Depth
141.2 km (87.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.782° S, 68.049° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3739 days ago · 186 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.130 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3732 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3728 days ago · 136 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.041 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1137 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 190 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.265 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3766 days ago · 173 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066ti. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.