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M4.2 earthquake 78 km SSW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 78 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 2:45 AM GMT-4 (06:45 UTC), 106 km (66 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-26 06:45:43 UTC
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
23.126° S, 69.169° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
38

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.368 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.0115 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.041 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.339 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.325 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3710 days ago · 156 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.049 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3709 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2100 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3704 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.186 km SW of Calama, Chile · 3692 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.455 km S of Calama, Chile · 3757 days ago · 101 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.388 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 3770 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.737 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3773 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066we. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.