Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 132 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 132 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 11:38 AM GMT-4 (15:38 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 154 km N 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 15:38:53 UTC
Depth
111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.388° S, 68.357° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
41

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3745 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3739 days ago · 186 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3733 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3727 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 173 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 141 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3754 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.6148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3759 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.0155 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3765 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.0146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3771 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066z3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.