Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 121 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 2:00 AM GMT-4 (06:00 UTC), 119 km (74 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-10 06:00:16 UTC
Depth
118.6 km (73.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.471° S, 68.398° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2287 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 127 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.3119 km N of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2263 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.061 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2255 days ago · 121 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2255 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.3128 km N of Calama, Chile · 2252 days ago · 138 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.1149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2247 days ago · 156 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2127 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2323 days ago · 198 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a953. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.