Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 144 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 144 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 6:31 PM GMT-4 (22:31 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 149 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
2018-06-28 22:31:20 UTC
Depth
122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.166° S, 69.111° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3011 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.373 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3006 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5130 km N of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 130 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.3145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2984 days ago · 135 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2982 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.4129 km N of Calama, Chile · 2961 days ago · 127 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 2960 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2957 days ago · 125 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.251 km N of Calama, Chile · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.386 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3024 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.7118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3032 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.2123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2120 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4131 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3038 days ago · 102 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3040 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.566 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 3042 days ago · 123 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fqq5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.