Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 93 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 93 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 5, 2017, 10:42 AM GMT-3 (13:42 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km ESE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-03-05 13:42:18 UTC
Depth
108.2 km (67.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.863° S, 68.280° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
113

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3486 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.899 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3485 days ago · 157 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3151 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3477 days ago · 182 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.799 km N of Calama, Chile · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.327 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3456 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3456 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 5.096 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3452 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.273 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3452 days ago · 195 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.445 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3449 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3445 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3441 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.243 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3511 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.1157 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3521 days ago · 182 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3524 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000874i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.