Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 111 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 111 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 23, 2018, 9:48 AM GMT-4 (13:48 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 47 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-23 13:48:58 UTC
Depth
123.5 km (76.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.588° S, 68.386° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.255 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3043 days ago · 128 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.0107 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 223 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.251 km N of Calama, Chile · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3016 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3015 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.373 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3006 days ago · 135 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 5.147 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.5130 km N of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.054 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3064 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 147 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2111 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3075 days ago · 229 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 135 km deep · 57 km away

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