Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 76 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 76 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 12:21 AM GMT-4 (04:21 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km SE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2017-07-24 04:21:41 UTC
Depth
113.9 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.902° S, 68.485° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 168°, dip 78°, rake 150°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 264°, dip 61°, rake 14°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.212 km N of Calama, Chile · 3349 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.280 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3347 days ago · 120 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.1116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3344 days ago · 144 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.0130 km N of Calama, Chile · 3342 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3342 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.722 km SE of Calama, Chile · 3337 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.4107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3336 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.0161 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3336 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.2100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3334 days ago · 127 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.1138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3329 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.054 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3327 days ago · 171 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.5132 km N of Calama, Chile · 3320 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.338 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3316 days ago · 131 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.1153 km N of Calama, Chile · 3314 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.9121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3358 days ago · 146 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.5122 km N of Calama, Chile · 3366 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.560 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3368 days ago · 144 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.344 km E of Calama, Chile · 3373 days ago · 141 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.4154 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3376 days ago · 169 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 5.476 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3377 days ago · 108 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.615 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3384 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a0c0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 AM UTC.