Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 43 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 43 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 11:16 AM GMT-3 (14:16 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 14:16:48 UTC
Depth
116.8 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.258° S, 68.564° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 6.5 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.151 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3679 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3678 days ago · 136 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2116 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3676 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 5.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3674 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.178 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3664 days ago · 136 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.248 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3659 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.1117 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3657 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3655 days ago · 106 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3642 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3639 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.781 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3638 days ago · 119 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.671 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3625 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3691 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.425 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.1119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3698 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.754 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3701 days ago · 145 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.374 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3708 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.049 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3709 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.325 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3710 days ago · 156 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.091 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3713 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006v1t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.