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M4.2 earthquake 131 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 131 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 9:36 PM GMT-4 (01:36 UTC), 133 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-10 01:36:55 UTC
Depth
132.5 km (82.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.267° S, 68.863° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.251 km N of Calama, Chile · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3016 days ago · 122 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3015 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3011 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.373 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3006 days ago · 135 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.5130 km N of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 130 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.496 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2986 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.3145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2984 days ago · 135 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2983 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.255 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3044 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.054 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000emf9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.