Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 8 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Apr 8, 2018, 10:37 AM GMT-3 (13:37 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km E of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-08 13:37:30 UTC
Depth
108.8 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.388° S, 68.898° 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, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.445 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3097 days ago · 140 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3093 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.358 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3085 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.939 km E of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.479 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3081 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3066 days ago · 147 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.054 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.255 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3044 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.519 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3105 days ago · 101 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.551 km E of Calama, Chile · 3112 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.340 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3126 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dwfe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.