Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 51 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km E of Calama, Chile on Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 7:23 PM GMT-3 (22:23 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km E 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-24 22:23:00 UTC
Depth
115.7 km (71.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.449° S, 68.427° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.519 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3105 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.18 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3098 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.420 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3098 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.445 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3097 days ago · 140 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3093 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.358 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3085 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.939 km E of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 104 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.279 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3072 days ago · 163 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.439 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3069 days ago · 173 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 147 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.054 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3064 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.518 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3063 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.340 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3126 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.290 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3126 days ago · 188 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.464 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3129 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.229 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 3130 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.371 km S of Calama, Chile · 3130 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d8qr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.