Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 15 km NNW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Sat, Dec 7, 2019, 5:59 PM GMT-3 (20:59 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 104 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-07 20:59:04 UTC
Depth
116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.326° S, 68.969° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
41

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.434 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2488 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.5Antofagasta, Chile · 2472 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2469 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 17
  11. 4.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2443 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.63 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2431 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.225 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 2494 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2502 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.977 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2509 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006npd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.