M4.3 earthquake 95 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 95 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 4:57 PM GMT-3 (19:57 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 161 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-09-10 19:57:26 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.707° S, 68.468° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9161 km N of Calama, Chile · 2204 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
- 4.987 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 127 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
- 4.064 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2201 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.2144 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2180 days ago · 171 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2161 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2159 days ago · 140 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2156 days ago · 163 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bldc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.