Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 5:45 AM GMT-4 (09:45 UTC), 147 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 80 km NNE 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
2019-06-19 09:45:09 UTC
Depth
147.3 km (91.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.454° S, 68.508° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0120 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2662 days ago · 200 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2657 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.580 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2657 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2652 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2651 days ago · 162 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.4105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2640 days ago · 131 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2639 days ago · 126 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2630 days ago · 185 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.2145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2615 days ago · 132 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.436 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2608 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.337 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2605 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2665 days ago · 122 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2671 days ago · 137 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.832 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2672 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.582 km N of Calama, Chile · 2677 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2678 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2684 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2151 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2687 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2689 days ago · 131 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.238 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2692 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600042xa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.