Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 146 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 146 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 1:00 PM GMT-3 (16:00 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-07 16:00:04 UTC
Depth
106.6 km (66.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.158° S, 68.658° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3246 days ago · 134 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3245 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.7125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3239 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3239 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3235 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3234 days ago · 133 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3230 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3108 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3221 days ago · 166 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3217 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.5148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3206 days ago · 138 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3202 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.5138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3197 days ago · 119 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.3110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3192 days ago · 141 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3258 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3274 days ago · 120 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.7139 km N of Calama, Chile · 3279 days ago · 123 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bjuc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.