Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 45 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 4:12 AM GMT-3 (07:12 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 40 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-22 07:12:50 UTC
Depth
120.3 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.097° S, 68.718° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3445 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.068 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3409 days ago · 172 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.933 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3409 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 5.340 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3403 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  8. 4.688 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3401 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.218 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3401 days ago · 134 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.183 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3396 days ago · 126 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3395 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.439 km S of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3452 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.096 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3455 days ago · 128 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 5.327 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 3456 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.799 km N of Calama, Chile · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008jqs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.