Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 46 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 46 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 2:02 PM GMT-4 (18:02 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 2:02 PM GMT-4
UTC: 2020-07-21 18:02:00 UTC
Depth: 121.7 km (75.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 22.198° S, 68.569° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 142°, dip 63°, rake 160°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 242°, dip 72°, rake 29°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 33°
Stations used: 112

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000asin. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.