Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 90 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 90 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Dec 9, 2018, 8:06 PM GMT-3 (23:06 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 136 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-09 23:06:56 UTC
Depth
133.4 km (82.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.797° S, 68.399° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
21°
Stations used
327

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.940 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2852 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2850 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.6154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2842 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.692 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2840 days ago · 143 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.0136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2839 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.3105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 140 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.635 km N of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.271 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.533 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.2128 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2831 days ago · 199 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2806 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 2799 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.443 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 2867 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.533 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2869 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2873 days ago · 144 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1141 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i5gh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.