M4.6 earthquake 42 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 42 km S of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 1:48 AM GMT-3 (04:48 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-24 04:48:16 UTC
- Depth
- 113.5 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.839° S, 68.877° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.645 km S of Calama, Chile · 2705 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 4.259 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2695 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.238 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2691 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 3.953 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2750 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 4.544 km SE of Calama, Chile · 2751 days ago · 109 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.330 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2772 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.1101 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2778 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jkwk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.