Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 10:58 AM GMT-3 (13:58 UTC), 133 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 148 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Calama forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-23 13:58:44 UTC
Depth
132.6 km (82.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.291° S, 68.526° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
42

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.961 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3229 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3108 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3221 days ago · 166 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3217 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.5148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3206 days ago · 138 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3202 days ago · 126 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.5138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3196 days ago · 119 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.3110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3192 days ago · 141 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.5113 km N of Calama, Chile · 3183 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3181 days ago · 119 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.3131 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3175 days ago · 211 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3235 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.558 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3238 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.7125 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3239 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4129 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3242 days ago · 176 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.084 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3244 days ago · 123 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0155 km N of Calama, Chile · 3246 days ago · 134 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3249 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.5146 km N of Calama, Chile · 3249 days ago · 107 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.845 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3250 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.2105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3252 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.087 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3257 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000btix. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.