Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 11:17 AM GMT-3 (14:17 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 106 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
2019-01-08 14:17:59 UTC
Depth
128.1 km (79.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.727° S, 68.706° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2806 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 2799 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2786 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.330 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2771 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.7137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2827 days ago · 140 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.533 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.271 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.635 km N of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2838 days ago · 140 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 5.0136 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2839 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.692 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2840 days ago · 143 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.6154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2842 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.288 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2846 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2850 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.940 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2852 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.990 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2853 days ago · 133 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8bz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.