Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 65 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 65 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 28, 2020, 8:08 PM GMT-3 (23:08 UTC), 138 km (86 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-28 23:08:53 UTC
Depth
137.6 km (85.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.002° S, 68.519° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2133 days ago · 138 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2130 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.2115 km N of Calama, Chile · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2118 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 38
  6. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.9Antofagasta, Chile · 2112 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2111 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.229 km E of Calama, Chile · 2108 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.366 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 192 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2104 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.036 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2100 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.845 km E of Calama, Chile · 2091 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.982 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2090 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.224 km E of Calama, Chile · 2139 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.172 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 126 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2148 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2160 days ago · 140 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2162 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.590 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2163 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ckqp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.