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M4.3 earthquake 103 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 103 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 10:47 AM GMT-3 (13:47 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 75 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 13:47:54 UTC
Depth
126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.807° S, 68.201° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2159 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2156 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.172 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.224 km E of Calama, Chile · 2138 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.1101 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 220 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.165 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2134 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2131 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2129 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.396 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2124 days ago · 180 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2118 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 38
  16. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2116 days ago · 185 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2111 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.229 km E of Calama, Chile · 2107 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  21. 4.366 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2105 days ago · 192 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2103 days ago · 132 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2144 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2180 days ago · 171 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c8yj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.