Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 15 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 18, 2020, 7:15 PM GMT-4 (23:15 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 21 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-18 23:15:49 UTC
Depth
120.4 km (74.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.369° S, 68.808° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.112 km N of Calama, Chile · 2347 days ago · 123 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 5.334 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2346 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.67 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 5.074 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 5.421 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2336 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 13
  8. 4.332 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2334 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.957 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2324 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.148 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2321 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2308 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2376 days ago · 114 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008zkw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.