Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 87 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 87 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 8:53 AM GMT-3 (11:53 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-22 11:53:06 UTC
Depth
127.3 km (79.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.806° S, 68.448° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 5.6 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.064 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.036 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.2144 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2180 days ago · 171 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 120 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2161 days ago · 126 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2159 days ago · 140 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.5135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2156 days ago · 163 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2147 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.172 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 126 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2213 days ago · 122 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.251 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2227 days ago · 120 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bzmn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.