Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 42 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 9:29 AM GMT-3 (12:29 UTC), 134 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-08 12:29:50 UTC
Depth
134.4 km (83.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.143° S, 68.687° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
43

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3244 days ago · 123 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3238 days ago · 117 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3233 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3229 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.156 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3225 days ago · 155 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.041 km S of Calama, Chile · 3216 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3201 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.046 km SW of Calama, Chile · 3196 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.319 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3195 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3191 days ago · 141 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.845 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 125 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3257 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.032 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 3258 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.042 km SW of Calama, Chile · 3267 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.5Antofagasta, Chile · 3273 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bkbg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.