Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 9:38 PM GMT-4 (01:38 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 46 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-28 01:38:16 UTC
Depth
124.5 km (77.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.816° S, 68.498° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
42

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 2272 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.0167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2271 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.1144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2265 days ago · 127 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 128 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.946 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.3119 km N of Calama, Chile · 2264 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2263 days ago · 125 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.061 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2255 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.3128 km N of Calama, Chile · 2252 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.1149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2247 days ago · 156 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.4114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2296 days ago · 153 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.5121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2305 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.161 km NW of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.091 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2309 days ago · 138 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.389 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2310 days ago · 137 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.145 km WNW of Calama, Chile · 2312 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.675 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2315 days ago · 137 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000adb4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.