Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 71 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 71 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 10:11 PM GMT-3 (01:11 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 94 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-29 01:11:30 UTC
Depth
101.6 km (63.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.959° S, 68.485° 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, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
61

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.194 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2397 days ago · 151 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2383 days ago · 143 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.015 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2357 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1141 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2411 days ago · 233 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2417 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600086n3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.