Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 4:54 PM GMT-3 (19:54 UTC), 123 km (76 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-12 19:54:57 UTC
Depth
123.0 km (76.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.745° S, 68.614° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3238 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.2135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3233 days ago · 133 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3229 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.5148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3206 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3201 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.5138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3196 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.3110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3191 days ago · 141 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3245 days ago · 134 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3248 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3249 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.845 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3257 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3273 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bme4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.