Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 131 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 131 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 9:11 AM GMT-3 (12:11 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km NNE 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
2020-03-15 12:11:33 UTC
Depth
110.8 km (68.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.270° S, 68.812° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
38

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. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2383 days ago · 143 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.4103 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2377 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2372 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2350 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2342 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 27
  13. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2340 days ago · 145 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.571 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2407 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2418 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2418 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 23
  7. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2418 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2420 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008g19. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.