Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 12:33 AM GMT-3 (03:33 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-11 03:33:01 UTC
Depth
118.8 km (73.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.255° S, 68.650° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
119

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2754 days ago · 131 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 152 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.6137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2738 days ago · 130 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.5142 km N of Calama, Chile · 2722 days ago · 124 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 5.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2717 days ago · 146 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2715 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2708 days ago · 113 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2786 days ago · 119 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jdey. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.