M4.5 earthquake 100 km NE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, May 10, 2018, 5:00 PM GMT-3

UTC

2018-05-10 20:00:32 UTC

Depth

147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.712° S, 68.365° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

49°

Stations used

41

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast101 kmNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast580 kmS

After

1. 4.054 km NE of Calama, ChileFri, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-3 · 3065 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
2. 4.1128 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileFri, May 18, 7:56 AM GMT-4 · 3058 days ago · 203 km deep · 99 km away
3. 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, May 22, 6:40 AM GMT-4 · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
4. 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, May 23, 9:48 AM GMT-4 · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
5. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaFri, May 25, 1:14 PM GMT-4 · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 97 km away
6. 4.255 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jun 1, 4:52 PM GMT-4 · 3044 days ago · 128 km deep · 46 km away
7. 4.1120 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 2, 7:29 PM GMT-4 · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
8. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Jun 3, 4:10 AM GMT-4 · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
9. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Jun 5, 12:45 AM GMT-4 · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 18 km away
10. 4.0107 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileTue, Jun 5, 2:43 PM GMT-4 · 3040 days ago · 223 km deep · 90 km away
11. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 9, 8:19 PM GMT-4 · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 33 km away
12. 4.2131 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 9, 9:36 PM GMT-4 · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
13. 4.2123 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Jun 11, 12:34 AM GMT-4 · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 59 km away
14. 4.251 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 23, 8:04 PM GMT-4 · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
15. 4.3144 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Jun 28, 6:31 PM GMT-4 · 3017 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
16. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jun 30, 9:24 AM GMT-4 · 3015 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
17. 4.5149 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Jul 6, 7:47 PM GMT-4 · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
18. 4.373 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Jul 9, 6:28 AM GMT-4 · 3006 days ago · 135 km deep · 32 km away

Before

1. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, May 9, 2:03 AM GMT-3 · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 6 km away
2. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, May 4, 11:12 PM GMT-3 · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
3. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Apr 26, 8:57 PM GMT-3 · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 14 km away
4. 4.495 km NE of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 24, 4:58 AM GMT-3 · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 7 km away
5. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Apr 23, 10:00 PM GMT-3 · 3082 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
6. 4.3114 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Apr 23, 9:57 AM GMT-3 · 3083 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
7. 4.939 km E of Calama, ChileMon, Apr 23, 3:00 AM GMT-3 · 3083 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
8. 4.358 km NE of Calama, ChileSat, Apr 21, 2:03 AM GMT-3 · 3085 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
9. 5.0114 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 17, 10:46 AM GMT-3 · 3089 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
10. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Apr 13, 4:22 PM GMT-3 · 3093 days ago · 135 km deep · 18 km away
11. 4.3153 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Apr 11, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 3095 days ago · 155 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e2bi. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.