Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 89 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 89 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 6:58 AM GMT-4 (10:58 UTC), 137 km (85 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-05 10:58:28 UTC
Depth
136.6 km (84.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.731° S, 68.537° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2305 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2287 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 127 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 128 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.3119 km N of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2263 days ago · 125 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.061 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2255 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.3128 km N of Calama, Chile · 2252 days ago · 138 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2340 days ago · 145 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a6ft. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.