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M4.5 earthquake 130 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 130 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:45 PM GMT-4 (17:45 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-21 17:45:19 UTC
Depth
129.7 km (80.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.279° S, 68.931° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
39

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.496 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2986 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.3145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2984 days ago · 135 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5115 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2982 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.486 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2974 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4129 km N of Calama, Chile · 2961 days ago · 127 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 2960 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2957 days ago · 125 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.3134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2955 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.368 km N of Calama, Chile · 2954 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2951 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2950 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.384 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2948 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 2936 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.3157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2934 days ago · 136 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.373 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3006 days ago · 135 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5149 km N of Calama, Chile · 3008 days ago · 124 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 3011 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 3015 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 3016 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.251 km N of Calama, Chile · 3021 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gau3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.