M4.6 earthquake 84 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 8:21 AM GMT-3 (11:21 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-27 11:21:24 UTC
- Depth
- 106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.196° S, 69.107° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 117
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.062 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.2122 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2542 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.112 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2538 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.022 km E of Calama, Chile · 2529 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005mde. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.