Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 40 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 3:56 AM GMT-3 (06:56 UTC), 112 km (70 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-25 06:56:21 UTC
Depth
111.9 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.104° S, 68.823° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 2799 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2792 days ago · 137 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.246 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.330 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2772 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2762 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.544 km SE of Calama, Chile · 2751 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.953 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2750 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.642 km S of Calama, Chile · 2749 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.222 km SW of Calama, Chile · 2815 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.533 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2831 days ago · 107 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.271 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2832 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8p0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.