Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 7:23 PM GMT-4 (23:23 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-07-16 23:23:27 UTC
Depth
136.1 km (84.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.184° S, 68.516° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.379 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3722 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.5136 km N of Calama, Chile · 3720 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2119 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 173 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.8121 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3710 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.4113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3699 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.7137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3694 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.1145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3679 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3679 days ago · 136 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.0124 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3676 days ago · 148 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.2116 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3676 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3674 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3734 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3736 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4110 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3739 days ago · 186 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.9117 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3740 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.7154 km N of Calama, Chile · 3741 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.0142 km N of Calama, Chile · 3746 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.2132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3748 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 141 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.4132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3751 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.2125 km N of Calama, Chile · 3755 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.0162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006f9l. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.