Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 128 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 128 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 2:01 AM GMT-4 (06:01 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km N 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
2020-08-02 06:01:36 UTC
Depth
138.0 km (85.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.313° S, 68.720° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2251 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 15
  2. 4.1149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2247 days ago · 156 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.251 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2227 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2213 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.6136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2213 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.2127 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2210 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2202 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.987 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.064 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.1144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2255 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.061 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2256 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2261 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2263 days ago · 125 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3119 km N of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2272 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.1117 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b8a3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.