Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 107 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 107 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 26, 2017, 1:12 PM GMT-3 (16:12 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 108 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-01-26 16:12:05 UTC
Depth
118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.483° S, 68.950° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
29

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3524 days ago · 131 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.8142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3523 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.1157 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3521 days ago · 182 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3513 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.243 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3511 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.793 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3496 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3485 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.0131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3478 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.3119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3475 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3535 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3552 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.6112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3562 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007vix. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.