Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 152 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 152 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:38 AM GMT-3 (07:38 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 117 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-27 07:38:54 UTC
Depth
125.4 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.098° S, 68.681° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
36

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2955 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.368 km N of Calama, Chile · 2954 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2951 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2950 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.384 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2948 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 2936 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2934 days ago · 136 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2930 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.4169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.5119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.3129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2926 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.6117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2926 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2919 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.4153 km N of Calama, Chile · 2910 days ago · 133 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.3162 km N of Calama, Chile · 2907 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2904 days ago · 122 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.2121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2900 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 2960 days ago · 112 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.4129 km N of Calama, Chile · 2961 days ago · 127 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.486 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2974 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2983 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2984 days ago · 135 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.496 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2986 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ghvw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.