Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 151 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 151 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Apr 30, 2017, 4:44 AM GMT-3 (07:44 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-30 07:44:01 UTC
Depth
133.4 km (82.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.112° S, 68.672° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.391 km N of Calama, Chile · 3440 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.0143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3435 days ago · 119 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.4122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3433 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.0124 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3432 days ago · 199 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 5.7164 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3426 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  6. 4.4125 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.9143 km N of Calama, Chile · 3412 days ago · 138 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.688 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3401 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3153 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3400 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.1118 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3399 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.183 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3396 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.1130 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3396 days ago · 162 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3395 days ago · 137 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.2144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3394 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.0137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 3388 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 125 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 136 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.1137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3444 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.462 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3445 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.096 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.0118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3453 days ago · 128 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.799 km N of Calama, Chile · 3459 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3465 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 3467 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008m62. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.