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M4.7 earthquake 139 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 139 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 10:41 PM GMT-3 (01:41 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-09 01:41:54 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.203° S, 68.754° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3273 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3258 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.5146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 107 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3246 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3245 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.7125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3239 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3239 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3235 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3234 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3230 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.2128 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3280 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3291 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.8124 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3298 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2xf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.