Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 138 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 138 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 24, 2019, 2:16 PM GMT-3 (17:16 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 152 km E of Iquique, 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
2019-12-24 17:16:56 UTC
Depth
123.6 km (76.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.204° S, 68.894° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2466 days ago · 139 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2459 days ago · 153 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.2152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2459 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 31
  6. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 17
  10. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2439 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 19
  14. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2425 days ago · 122 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2420 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2418 days ago · 151 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2418 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 23
  19. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2418 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 104 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.1135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2486 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2499 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2503 days ago · 137 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006qm3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.