Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 147 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 147 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 25, 2019, 7:23 AM GMT-4 (11:23 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 82 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-25 11:23:44 UTC
Depth
119.5 km (74.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.124° S, 69.025° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2151 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2686 days ago · 112 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2682 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2677 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.582 km N of Calama, Chile · 2676 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2663 days ago · 122 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2661 days ago · 147 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2655 days ago · 114 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 4.580 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2655 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2650 days ago · 162 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.4105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2638 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2637 days ago · 126 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2628 days ago · 185 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2687 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.259 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2695 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 134 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2700 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2708 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4132 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2715 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003s2z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.