M4.4 earthquake 116 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 116 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 2:22 PM GMT-3 (17:22 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-24 17:22:48 UTC
- Depth
- 102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.742° S, 68.905° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3120 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3309 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.4121 km E of Antofagasta, Chile · 3289 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.172 km S of Calama, Chile · 3267 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000abe7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.