Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 72 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 72 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 2:12 AM GMT-3 (05:12 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-20 05:12:32 UTC
Depth
126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.931° S, 68.505° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.224 km E of Calama, Chile · 2139 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.165 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2134 days ago · 138 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2133 days ago · 138 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2130 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2128 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.6145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2124 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2119 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 38
  11. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.9Antofagasta, Chile · 2112 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 118 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.229 km E of Calama, Chile · 2108 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.366 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 192 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2104 days ago · 132 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.036 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2100 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.845 km E of Calama, Chile · 2091 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.982 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2090 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2148 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2160 days ago · 140 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2163 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cqpe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.