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M4.6 earthquake 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 12:35 PM GMT-3 (15:35 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-24 15:35:53 UTC
Depth
143.4 km (89.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.257° S, 68.233° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2377 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2373 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2370 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4142 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 202 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2367 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.0118 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2352 days ago · 170 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2352 days ago · 123 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2344 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2340 days ago · 145 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2327 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2393 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2393 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2397 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.4156 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2407 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.571 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2408 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.1141 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2412 days ago · 233 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008f45. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.