Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 147 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 147 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 3:14 PM GMT-4 (19:14 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-17 19:14:18 UTC
Depth
122.3 km (76.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.126° S, 68.972° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2662 days ago · 147 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2656 days ago · 114 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.580 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2656 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2650 days ago · 162 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.4105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2639 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2638 days ago · 126 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2629 days ago · 185 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2614 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.9138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2613 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.7106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2608 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2670 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.582 km N of Calama, Chile · 2676 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2677 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2683 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2151 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2686 days ago · 112 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2687 days ago · 119 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2688 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600041xz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.