Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jul 9, 2018, 6:28 AM GMT-4 (10:28 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 47 km ENE 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
2018-07-09 10:28:24 UTC
Depth
135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.854° S, 68.635° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
36

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.147 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.5130 km N of Calama, Chile · 2994 days ago · 130 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.496 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2986 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2984 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.486 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2974 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.454 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2962 days ago · 106 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.4129 km N of Calama, Chile · 2961 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 2960 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2957 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.368 km N of Calama, Chile · 2954 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2951 days ago · 129 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.384 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2948 days ago · 125 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3015 days ago · 122 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3016 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.251 km N of Calama, Chile · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2123 km N of Calama, Chile · 3034 days ago · 138 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 133 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.0108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3035 days ago · 139 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g09j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.