Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 90 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 3:02 AM GMT-4 (07:02 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-08 07:02:09 UTC
Depth
131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.709° S, 68.562° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
25

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.015 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2357 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.112 km N of Calama, Chile · 2346 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2327 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2308 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2383 days ago · 143 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.366 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 118 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2392 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2396 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.194 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2397 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008rfn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.