Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 36 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 12:53 AM GMT-4 (04:53 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 67 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-13 04:53:50 UTC
Depth
117.1 km (72.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.224° S, 68.677° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 178°, dip 88°, rake 81°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 77°, dip 9°, rake 169°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
62

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 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.337 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2604 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.422 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2590 days ago · 142 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2577 days ago · 124 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2573 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.3116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2572 days ago · 139 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2570 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.565 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2569 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 5.632 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2559 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  9. 5.767 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 16
  10. 4.062 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.313 km W of Calama, Chile · 2627 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600054ej. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.