Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 145 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 145 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 6:01 PM GMT-3 (21:01 UTC), 108 km (67 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-05 21:01:23 UTC
Depth
108.4 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.181° S, 68.567° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
42

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3130 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2520 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.977 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2509 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2502 days ago · 137 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2499 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.1135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2486 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 104 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 124 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2465 days ago · 139 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.1110 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2525 days ago · 132 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.4148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2526 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2529 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2543 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700063mn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.