Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 145 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 145 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Aug 5, 2019, 10:54 PM GMT-4 (02:54 UTC), 132 km (82 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-06 02:54:47 UTC
Depth
131.6 km (81.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.163° S, 68.660° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2613 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.7106 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2608 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2601 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.5154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2600 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.3127 km N of Calama, Chile · 2583 days ago · 135 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2147 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2581 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2581 days ago · 134 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2579 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2573 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.3116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2571 days ago · 139 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2570 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2562 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2560 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2629 days ago · 185 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2638 days ago · 126 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2639 days ago · 131 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000514w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.