Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 44 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 44 km E of Calama, Chile on Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 11:55 PM GMT-3 (02:55 UTC), 127 km (79 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-02 02:55:17 UTC
Depth
127.0 km (78.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.474° S, 68.488° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.246 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.552 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2785 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.166 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2779 days ago · 178 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.330 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2771 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.544 km SE of Calama, Chile · 2751 days ago · 109 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.953 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2750 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.642 km S of Calama, Chile · 2749 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2806 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.222 km SW of Calama, Chile · 2814 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jc9g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.