Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 9:10 PM GMT-3 (00:10 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 82 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-27 00:10:03 UTC
Depth
135.3 km (84.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.287° S, 68.562° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2103 days ago · 132 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2092 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2089 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.982 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2089 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2070 days ago · 127 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4139 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2067 days ago · 167 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.2136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2063 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.1159 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2054 days ago · 165 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.361 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2051 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2050 days ago · 131 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.5150 km N of Calama, Chile · 2050 days ago · 145 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2111 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2116 days ago · 185 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2118 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 38
  5. 4.3149 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2119 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.6145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2123 days ago · 119 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2129 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2131 days ago · 115 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 138 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.165 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2134 days ago · 138 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3as. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.