Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 148 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 148 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 10:20 AM GMT-3 (13:20 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 122 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-02 13:20:53 UTC
Depth
110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.118° S, 68.870° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2525 days ago · 132 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2522 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2520 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.977 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2509 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2502 days ago · 137 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2499 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.1135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2486 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.7113 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2480 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
  10. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 104 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.5131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2529 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2543 days ago · 107 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.767 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2553 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 16

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700062az. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.