Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 162 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 162 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 4:29 PM GMT-3 (19:29 UTC), 139 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 152 km E of Iquique, 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
2020-01-01 19:29:02 UTC
Depth
139.3 km (86.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.079° S, 68.389° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2460 days ago · 153 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.2152 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2459 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 31
  4. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2454 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 17
  8. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2439 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.9136 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2439 days ago · 164 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 19
  13. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2425 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2420 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2419 days ago · 151 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2418 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.571 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2408 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2407 days ago · 123 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.1106 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2469 days ago · 205 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2474 days ago · 124 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1135 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2487 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006t8c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.