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M4.4 earthquake 120 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 120 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, May 31, 2020, 12:58 AM GMT-4 (04:58 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 46 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-31 04:58:26 UTC
Depth
113.6 km (70.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.393° S, 68.675° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.0114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2311 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2305 days ago · 119 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2287 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.3119 km N of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2263 days ago · 125 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.061 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2255 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2340 days ago · 145 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a30y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.