Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 99 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 99 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 11, 2017, 9:09 AM GMT-3 (12:09 UTC), 133 km (83 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-11 12:09:56 UTC
Depth
133.2 km (82.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.555° S, 68.908° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3456 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 5.096 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3452 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.445 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3449 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3445 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2151 km N of Calama, Chile · 3441 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.4122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  13. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.688 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3401 days ago · 131 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.3153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3401 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.0131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3479 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3486 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008gji. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.