Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 9, 2019, 8:11 AM GMT-3 (11:11 UTC), 137 km (85 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-02-09 11:11:23 UTC
Depth
136.6 km (84.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.561° S, 68.554° 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, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 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 · 22 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2787 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 129 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.330 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2772 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2762 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2754 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.6137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2738 days ago · 130 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2798 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2807 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jfmz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.