Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 148 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 148 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 18, 2019, 6:23 PM GMT-3 (21:23 UTC), 131 km (81 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-03-18 21:23:59 UTC
Depth
130.6 km (81.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.142° S, 68.641° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
30

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 152 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.6137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2738 days ago · 130 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.5142 km N of Calama, Chile · 2722 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 5.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2717 days ago · 146 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2715 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2708 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.3103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2700 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4146 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2699 days ago · 187 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 134 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.259 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2695 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.1156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 2756 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2762 days ago · 119 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ji67. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.