Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 92 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 92 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Dec 22, 2018, 11:28 AM GMT-3 (14:28 UTC), 143 km (89 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-22 14:28:26 UTC
Depth
143.1 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.660° S, 68.650° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2839 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.3105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2839 days ago · 140 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.635 km N of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.271 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2832 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.533 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.7137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2827 days ago · 140 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2824 days ago · 128 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2807 days ago · 112 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 2799 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2792 days ago · 137 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2787 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.6154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2842 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2850 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.940 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2853 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.990 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2853 days ago · 133 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.443 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 2867 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.533 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2870 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000iwau. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.