M4.6 earthquake 45 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 45 km S of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 6, 2019, 11:47 AM GMT-4 (15:47 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 88 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-06 15:47:48 UTC
- Depth
- 103.2 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.858° S, 69.009° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 34°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.238 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2691 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.988 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2682 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 4.2105 km E of Antofagasta, Chile · 2679 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 4.832 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2671 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2667 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2651 days ago · 136 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003hg0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.