Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 48 km SSE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 25, 2020, 11:34 AM GMT-4 (15:34 UTC), 109 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 48 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, 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
2020-05-25 15:34:38 UTC
Depth
108.5 km (67.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.843° S, 68.693° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 6.848 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 210 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.654 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.049 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2308 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.555 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2299 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.257 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2298 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.225 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2293 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.38 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2280 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.082 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2269 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.259 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.957 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 2324 days ago · 94 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.332 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2335 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.421 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2336 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 13
  4. 4.048 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 5.074 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2338 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.67 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2339 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.334 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2346 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.112 km N of Calama, Chile · 2347 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009q2v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.