Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 15 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Dec 29, 2019, 2:55 PM GMT-3 (17:55 UTC), 117 km (73 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-29 17:55:23 UTC
Depth
116.9 km (72.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.333° S, 68.845° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.1 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 17
  5. 4.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2443 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.63 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2431 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.447 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2429 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.135 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2422 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2417 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.682 km SW of Calama, Chile · 2411 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Antofagasta, Chile · 2472 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.434 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2488 days ago · 112 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.315 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2490 days ago · 116 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.225 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 2494 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006s85. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.