Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, May 16, 2019, 8:14 PM GMT-4 (00:14 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 32 km ENE of Calama, 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
2019-05-17 00:14:48 UTC
Depth
111.9 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.957° S, 68.712° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
47

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. 4.238 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2691 days ago · 132 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.079 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2688 days ago · 131 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2686 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2682 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2677 days ago · 120 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.582 km N of Calama, Chile · 2676 days ago · 110 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.832 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2671 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2669 days ago · 137 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.333 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2666 days ago · 118 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2663 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.4119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2661 days ago · 147 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2655 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.580 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2655 days ago · 120 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.333 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2651 days ago · 136 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.2110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2650 days ago · 162 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.4105 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2638 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.4145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2637 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.5122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2696 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2700 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.5140 km N of Calama, Chile · 2708 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.3106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2717 days ago · 146 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.5142 km N of Calama, Chile · 2722 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003mce. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.