M4.0 earthquake 118 km NNE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 6:25 PM GMT-3

UTC

2017-04-17 21:25:20 UTC

Depth

127.9 km (79.4 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.505° S, 68.393° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.0 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

38°

Stations used

48

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast119 kmNNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast557 kmS

After

1. 5.096 km NE of Calama, ChileMon, Apr 17, 10:48 PM GMT-3 · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
2. 4.445 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Apr 22, 4:12 AM GMT-3 · 3448 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
3. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Apr 26, 1:19 AM GMT-3 · 3445 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
4. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, ChileWed, Apr 26, 6:59 PM GMT-3 · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
5. 4.2151 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Apr 30, 4:44 AM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 133 km deep · 52 km away
6. 4.391 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Apr 30, 7:34 PM GMT-3 · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
7. 4.0143 km N of Calama, ChileFri, May 5, 9:41 PM GMT-3 · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
8. 4.4122 km N of Calama, ChileSun, May 7, 9:14 PM GMT-3 · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
9. 4.0124 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaMon, May 8, 6:15 PM GMT-3 · 3432 days ago · 199 km deep · 91 km away
10. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, ChileSun, May 14, 3:44 PM GMT-4 · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
11. 4.5141 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileWed, May 17, 4:41 PM GMT-4 · 3423 days ago · 221 km deep · 85 km away
12. 4.9143 km N of Calama, ChileSun, May 28, 2:47 PM GMT-4 · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 47 km away
13. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 3, 6:21 PM GMT-4 · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
14. 4.688 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Jun 8, 9:05 AM GMT-4 · 3401 days ago · 131 km deep · 31 km away
15. 4.3153 km SE of Iquique, ChileFri, Jun 9, 5:15 AM GMT-4 · 3400 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
16. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border regionSun, Jun 11, 6:35 PM GMT-4 · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
17. 4.183 km NE of Calama, ChileTue, Jun 13, 2:24 AM GMT-4 · 3396 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
18. 4.1130 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaTue, Jun 13, 8:39 PM GMT-4 · 3396 days ago · 162 km deep · 69 km away
19. 4.2137 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Jun 14, 4:57 AM GMT-4 · 3395 days ago · 137 km deep · 47 km away
20. 4.2144 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Jun 15, 7:48 PM GMT-4 · 3394 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 4.333 km NE of Calama, ChileSat, Apr 15, 3:40 AM GMT-3 · 3455 days ago · 128 km deep · 90 km away
2. 4.799 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 11, 9:09 AM GMT-3 · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.3137 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Apr 3, 7:57 PM GMT-3 · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
4. 4.3151 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaFri, Mar 24, 12:14 PM GMT-3 · 3477 days ago · 182 km deep · 67 km away
5. 4.0106 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaWed, Mar 22, 5:29 PM GMT-4 · 3479 days ago · 200 km deep · 95 km away
6. 5.1108 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Mar 21, 12:01 PM GMT-3 · 3480 days ago · 125 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.1154 km NE of Calama, ChileSat, Mar 18, 10:55 PM GMT-3 · 3483 days ago · 195 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008ig0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.