Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 52 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 8:40 PM GMT-3 (23:40 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 74 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-18 23:40:06 UTC
Depth
122.4 km (76.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.016° S, 68.723° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
36

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2474 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2469 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 17
  8. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2443 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.447 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2429 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.135 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2422 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.434 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2488 days ago · 112 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.315 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2490 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.225 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 2494 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2499 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2502 days ago · 137 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.977 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2509 days ago · 99 km deep · 27 km away

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