M4.1 earthquake 137 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 137 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Mon, Jun 20, 2016, 12:30 PM GMT-4 (16:30 UTC), 190 km (118 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 119 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-20 16:30:07 UTC
- Depth
- 189.6 km (117.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.085° S, 67.207° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3749 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.393 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3726 days ago · 238 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.0119 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3721 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.381 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3711 days ago · 220 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.493 km SW of Atocha, Bolivia · 3696 days ago · 215 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065js. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.