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M4.3 earthquake 153 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 153 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Apr 11, 2018, 6:48 AM GMT-3 (09:48 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 114 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-11 09:48:45 UTC
Depth
155.2 km (96.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.072° S, 68.810° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3092 days ago · 135 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.0114 km N of Calama, Chile · 3089 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.3114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3083 days ago · 136 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 135 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3082 days ago · 130 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.288 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3079 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.059 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.3100 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3067 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.5100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3065 days ago · 147 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3061 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.7135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.6111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3053 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.3111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3053 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 3051 days ago · 195 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.9115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 3047 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 102 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.5118 km N of Calama, Chile · 3115 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.286 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3119 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.6138 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 3122 days ago · 169 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dxym. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.