Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 110 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 110 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 4, 2018, 10:54 AM GMT-3 (13:54 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 113 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-04 13:54:25 UTC
Depth
140.9 km (87.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.526° S, 68.534° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5113 km N of Calama, Chile · 3183 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3181 days ago · 119 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3131 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3175 days ago · 211 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3171 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.422 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3170 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 3163 days ago · 146 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.182 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3147 days ago · 124 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.1125 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3141 days ago · 134 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.5138 km N of Calama, Chile · 3197 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3202 days ago · 126 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.5148 km N of Calama, Chile · 3206 days ago · 138 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.489 km N of Calama, Chile · 3217 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2152 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3220 days ago · 190 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c0nf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.