Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 154 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 154 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 2:17 PM GMT-3 (17:17 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 107 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-11 17:17:05 UTC
Depth
121.6 km (75.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.063° S, 68.885° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 2423 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.2130 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2418 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.5106 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2418 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 23
  4. 4.0106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2418 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2406 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.291 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2405 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2383 days ago · 143 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.4103 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2377 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2372 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 5.264 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 2428 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 19
  2. 4.4147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2439 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2447 days ago · 153 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2147 km N of Calama, Chile · 2451 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.0104 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2453 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 17

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007n77. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.