Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 131 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 131 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 10:45 PM GMT-3 (01:45 UTC), 116 km (72 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
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-09-27 01:45:39 UTC
Depth
115.5 km (71.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.385° S, 68.375° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4129 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3290 days ago · 224 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.7139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3279 days ago · 123 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3273 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3257 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3251 days ago · 122 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.845 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.5146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3249 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3248 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3245 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3244 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4129 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3242 days ago · 176 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3238 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3233 days ago · 133 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.4130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3311 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1153 km N of Calama, Chile · 3314 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.338 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3316 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5132 km N of Calama, Chile · 3320 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000av70. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.