Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km SSE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jun 9, 2017, 12:20 AM GMT-4 (04:20 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 76 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-06-09 04:20:17 UTC
Depth
134.0 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.611° S, 68.855° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.6 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.183 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3397 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.439 km S of Calama, Chile · 3392 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3386 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.615 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 101 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  5. 5.476 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3377 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.344 km E of Calama, Chile · 3373 days ago · 141 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.560 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3368 days ago · 144 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.676 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3356 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.339 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3355 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.212 km N of Calama, Chile · 3349 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.280 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3347 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.340 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3403 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  2. 5.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3406 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.933 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3409 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.068 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3409 days ago · 172 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.276 km S of Calama, Chile · 3418 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009lfr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.