Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 2, 2019, 7:39 PM GMT-3 (22:39 UTC), 139 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia. 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
2019-02-02 22:39:08 UTC
Depth
139.4 km (86.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.046° S, 68.592° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2793 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.7106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 137 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 5.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2791 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.5160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2786 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2775 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.4147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2774 days ago · 129 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.1146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2774 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.6135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2762 days ago · 119 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.2114 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2758 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3121 km N of Calama, Chile · 2758 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 5.1156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 2756 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.2148 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2754 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.363 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2748 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.6167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2746 days ago · 152 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.4153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2740 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.2122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2800 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2806 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2823 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.7137 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2827 days ago · 140 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jn6w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.