Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 41 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 11:08 AM GMT-3 (14:08 UTC), 124 km (77 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
4.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-12 14:08:18 UTC
Depth
124.5 km (77.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.184° S, 68.649° 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
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 132°, dip 13°, rake -127°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 350°, dip 79°, rake -82°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2573 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.3116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2571 days ago · 139 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2570 days ago · 121 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.565 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2568 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.632 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2559 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 11
  6. 5.767 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 119 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 16
  7. 4.112 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2538 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.022 km E of Calama, Chile · 2529 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2525 days ago · 132 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.3127 km N of Calama, Chile · 2583 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.422 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2590 days ago · 142 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.337 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2604 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005fcv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.