Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 81 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 81 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 6:43 AM GMT-3 (09:43 UTC), 133 km (83 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
2019-12-25 09:43:09 UTC
Depth
132.9 km (82.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.897° S, 68.410° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
32

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2469 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2466 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2460 days ago · 153 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2459 days ago · 131 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.9132 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 189 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2454 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 17
  9. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2452 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2448 days ago · 153 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.9136 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2439 days ago · 164 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2420 days ago · 104 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2418 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2474 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0135 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2476 days ago · 226 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.434 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 2489 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.315 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 2491 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.8122 km N of Calama, Chile · 2500 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.387 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2503 days ago · 137 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006xsf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.