Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 9, 2020, 10:56 AM GMT-3 (13:56 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-09 13:56:33 UTC
Depth
118.2 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.697° S, 68.480° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 17
  3. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.9136 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2438 days ago · 164 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 19
  7. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2425 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2417 days ago · 123 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.1141 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2411 days ago · 233 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.571 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2407 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2459 days ago · 153 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2466 days ago · 139 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2469 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2474 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2480 days ago · 119 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.0153 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2485 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006wx8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.