Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 4:22 PM GMT-3 (19:22 UTC), 139 km (87 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 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-17 19:22:25 UTC
Depth
139.2 km (86.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.426° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.361 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2571 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.565 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2570 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2564 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2562 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.632 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2560 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 11
  6. 5.767 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2554 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 16
  7. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2545 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.5131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2531 days ago · 120 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.4148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2527 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.1110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2527 days ago · 132 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2524 days ago · 108 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2574 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.641 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2578 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2581 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.4143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2583 days ago · 134 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.2147 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2583 days ago · 154 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3127 km N of Calama, Chile · 2585 days ago · 135 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.5154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2601 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.6139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2602 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005hlf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.