Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 87 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 87 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 1:10 PM GMT-3 (16:10 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 45 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-30 16:10:24 UTC
Depth
105.8 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.867° S, 68.362° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
14

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.845 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 125 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.5146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3249 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3248 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3245 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3244 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4129 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3242 days ago · 176 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3238 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3233 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3229 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.156 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3225 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.5148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3206 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3201 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.7139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3279 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.542 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3283 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.433 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3285 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ayk2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.