Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 119 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 18, 2020, 4:00 PM GMT-4 (20:00 UTC), 126 km (78 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
2020-05-18 20:00:19 UTC
Depth
126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.490° S, 68.399° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2326 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.2127 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2323 days ago · 198 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2316 days ago · 137 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2316 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2311 days ago · 137 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 138 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2306 days ago · 119 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.383 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2288 days ago · 124 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2272 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2340 days ago · 145 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2343 days ago · 119 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2351 days ago · 123 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009niu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.