Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 1:04 PM GMT-3 (16:04 UTC), 117 km (72 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
4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-16 16:04:57 UTC
Depth
116.5 km (72.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.907° S, 68.698° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2571 days ago · 139 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2570 days ago · 121 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.565 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2568 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2562 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2560 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.632 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2559 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 11
  7. 5.767 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 119 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 16
  8. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2543 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.112 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2538 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.5131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2529 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.022 km E of Calama, Chile · 2528 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.4148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2525 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.1110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2525 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2522 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2576 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2579 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.4143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2581 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3127 km N of Calama, Chile · 2583 days ago · 135 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.5154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2599 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005h3b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.