Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 144 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 144 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 5:58 PM GMT-3 (20:58 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 152 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-18 20:58:29 UTC
Depth
104.1 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.155° S, 68.877° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 124 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2465 days ago · 139 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2459 days ago · 153 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.2152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2459 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 31
  8. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 17
  12. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2438 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 19
  16. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2424 days ago · 122 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.1135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2486 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2499 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2502 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.977 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2509 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006tdu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.