M4.2 earthquake 147 km N of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 6:41 AM GMT-3

UTC

2020-01-16 09:41:48 UTC

Depth

113.8 km (70.7 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.139° S, 68.685° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.6 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

37°

Stations used

42

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast149 kmN
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast519 kmS

After

1. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 20, 3:40 AM GMT-3 · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 20 km away
2. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, ChileTue, Jan 28, 8:36 PM GMT-3 · 2438 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
3. 3.9136 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaTue, Jan 28, 11:30 PM GMT-3 · 2438 days ago · 164 km deep · 86 km away
4. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, Feb 8, 3:17 AM GMT-3 · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 19
5. 4.1154 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Feb 11, 2:17 PM GMT-3 · 2424 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
6. 4.1136 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Feb 13, 8:24 AM GMT-3 · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
7. 5.274 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Feb 16, 7:05 PM GMT-3 · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
8. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaTue, Feb 18, 1:29 AM GMT-3 · 2418 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
9. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, ChileTue, Feb 18, 6:41 PM GMT-3 · 2417 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 23
10. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Feb 18, 7:21 PM GMT-3 · 2417 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
11. 4.571 km NE of Calama, ChileFri, Feb 28, 10:11 PM GMT-3 · 2407 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
12. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Mar 1, 12:13 AM GMT-3 · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
13. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Mar 11, 10:57 AM GMT-3 · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
14. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, ChileSun, Mar 15, 3:32 AM GMT-3 · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
15. 4.3131 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Mar 15, 9:11 AM GMT-3 · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
16. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Mar 15, 11:36 AM GMT-3 · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 13, 10:57 PM GMT-3 · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 17
2. 4.069 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 12, 10:16 AM GMT-3 · 2455 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
3. 4.595 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Jan 9, 10:56 AM GMT-3 · 2458 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
4. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border regionThu, Jan 9, 6:48 AM GMT-3 · 2458 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
5. 5.2152 km E of Iquique, ChileWed, Jan 8, 5:47 AM GMT-3 · 2459 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 31
6. 4.1168 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaWed, Jan 8, 12:28 AM GMT-3 · 2459 days ago · 153 km deep · 37 km away
7. 4.1141 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Jan 2, 3:53 AM GMT-3 · 2465 days ago · 122 km deep · 60 km away
8. 4.3162 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 1, 4:29 PM GMT-3 · 2465 days ago · 139 km deep · 31 km away
9. 4.181 km NE of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 25, 6:43 AM GMT-3 · 2473 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
10. 4.2138 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Dec 24, 2:16 PM GMT-3 · 2473 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
11. 4.152 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 18, 8:40 PM GMT-3 · 2479 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
12. 4.0144 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 18, 5:58 PM GMT-3 · 2479 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
13. 4.585 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 18, 2:39 PM GMT-3 · 2479 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700070u2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.