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M4.3 earthquake 58 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 2:03 AM GMT-3 (05:03 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-21 05:03:54 UTC
Depth
116.4 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.025° S, 68.589° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.939 km E of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.3114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.479 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3081 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.279 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3072 days ago · 163 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 147 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.054 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3064 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.255 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3043 days ago · 128 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.2123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 5.0114 km N of Calama, Chile · 3089 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3092 days ago · 135 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.445 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3096 days ago · 140 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.18 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3098 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.519 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3104 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.551 km E of Calama, Chile · 3112 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.5118 km N of Calama, Chile · 3115 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dpqm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.