Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 169 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 169 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 7:21 AM GMT-3 (10:21 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 117 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Pozo Almonte forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-26 10:21:06 UTC
Depth
114.6 km (71.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.990° S, 68.442° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3129 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2926 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.6117 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2926 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2919 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4153 km N of Calama, Chile · 2910 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3162 km N of Calama, Chile · 2907 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2904 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2121 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2900 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.0150 km N of Calama, Chile · 2893 days ago · 141 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2891 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.577 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2886 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.5132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2885 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.5152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2880 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.1141 km N of Calama, Chile · 2879 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2872 days ago · 144 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2930 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.3157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2934 days ago · 136 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 2936 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2108 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2940 days ago · 187 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.384 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2948 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.3113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2950 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2951 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2955 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hk5w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.