Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, May 3, 2020, 9:25 AM GMT-4 (13:25 UTC), 119 km (74 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
2020-05-03 13:25:20 UTC
Depth
119.1 km (74.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.740° S, 68.639° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 145 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2119 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2305 days ago · 119 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2287 days ago · 124 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.112 km N of Calama, Chile · 2347 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.015 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2357 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2366 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.290 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2368 days ago · 131 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 134 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700099bx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.