Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 10:16 AM GMT-3 (13:16 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 74 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-12 13:16:14 UTC
Depth
119.3 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.893° S, 68.624° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
37

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2456 days ago · 109 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 17
  2. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2454 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2450 days ago · 153 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1154 km N of Calama, Chile · 2427 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2425 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 5.274 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2422 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2420 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.571 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2410 days ago · 102 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2409 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 5.194 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2399 days ago · 151 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2398 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2460 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 2461 days ago · 131 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2462 days ago · 153 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2468 days ago · 139 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2471 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.181 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2476 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.2138 km N of Calama, Chile · 2476 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2482 days ago · 122 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2482 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2482 days ago · 119 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006yqk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.