Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 139 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 139 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 13, 2018, 1:51 AM GMT-3 (04:51 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 136 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-13 04:51:30 UTC
Depth
124.3 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.219° S, 68.684° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
38

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.6154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2842 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.692 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2840 days ago · 143 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 5.0136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2839 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.3105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 140 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.271 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.7137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2827 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2806 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2800 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 4.990 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2853 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2872 days ago · 144 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iv1g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.