Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 11:41 AM GMT-3 (14:41 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 28 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
2018-09-05 14:41:27 UTC
Depth
125.4 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.769° S, 68.565° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 2936 days ago · 108 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.3157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2934 days ago · 136 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2930 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.4169 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.6117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2926 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.327 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 2921 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2919 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.4153 km N of Calama, Chile · 2910 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3162 km N of Calama, Chile · 2907 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.744 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 2904 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2904 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.521 km E of Calama, Chile · 2896 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.360 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2895 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.0150 km N of Calama, Chile · 2893 days ago · 141 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.828 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2891 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2951 days ago · 129 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.368 km N of Calama, Chile · 2954 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2957 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.2137 km N of Calama, Chile · 2960 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4129 km N of Calama, Chile · 2961 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.454 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2962 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.486 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2974 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h8p6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.