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M4.1 earthquake 146 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 146 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 12:17 AM GMT-4 (04:17 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 104 km ESE of Iquique, 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
2020-04-07 04:17:45 UTC
Depth
134.1 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.147° S, 68.698° 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, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2349 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2342 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 27
  7. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 145 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 2326 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2324 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2320 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 17
  13. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.0114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2311 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.2144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2372 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.4103 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2377 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2383 days ago · 143 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008qda. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.