Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 12 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 12 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 2:26 PM GMT-4 (18:26 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 21 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-29 18:26:08 UTC
Depth
122.8 km (76.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.347° S, 68.920° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.074 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2338 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.421 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2336 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
  5. 4.332 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2335 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.957 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2324 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.148 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2321 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.225 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2293 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2287 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.015 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2358 days ago · 120 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009eus. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.