Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 137 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 137 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Apr 3, 2017, 7:57 PM GMT-3 (22:57 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-03 22:57:51 UTC
Depth
115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.217° S, 68.878° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3465 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.799 km N of Calama, Chile · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 5.096 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.445 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3448 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3444 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 133 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.4122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 7
  14. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.4106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3471 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.9131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3474 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3475 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.0131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3478 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3485 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.1117 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3494 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.793 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3496 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008e6a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.