Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 139 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 139 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 7:32 AM GMT-3 (10:32 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 90 km NE of Calama, 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
2018-10-19 10:32:50 UTC
Depth
122.3 km (76.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.197° S, 68.987° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
55

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2901 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2896 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.0150 km N of Calama, Chile · 2894 days ago · 141 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2892 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.577 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2886 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.5132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2886 days ago · 115 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.1141 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2873 days ago · 144 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.990 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2853 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2850 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3162 km N of Calama, Chile · 2907 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.4153 km N of Calama, Chile · 2911 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.2149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2920 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.6117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2926 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2926 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2930 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.3157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2934 days ago · 136 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hec6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.