M4.6 earthquake 132 km N of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 10:52 PM GMT-3

UTC

2020-12-03 01:52:50 UTC

Depth

115.6 km (71.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.264° S, 68.903° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

34°

Stations used

55

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast133 kmN
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast536 kmS

After

1. 4.2115 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Dec 5, 5:02 PM GMT-3 · 2127 days ago · 118 km deep · 20 km away
2. 6.1115 km E of Iquique, ChileSun, Dec 6, 1:47 PM GMT-3 · 2126 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 104
3. 4.6145 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 9, 7:20 AM GMT-3 · 2124 days ago · 119 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
4. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Dec 10, 10:05 AM GMT-3 · 2122 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
5. 4.3149 km ESE of Iquique, ChileSun, Dec 13, 7:16 PM GMT-3 · 2119 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
6. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 14, 12:20 PM GMT-3 · 2118 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 38
7. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, BoliviaTue, Dec 15, 11:42 PM GMT-3 · 2117 days ago · 185 km deep · 91 km away
8. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 20, 7:20 PM GMT-3 · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
9. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 21, 11:14 AM GMT-3 · 2111 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
10. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Dec 26, 9:10 PM GMT-3 · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.0134 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Dec 29, 3:49 AM GMT-3 · 2104 days ago · 132 km deep · 11 km away
12. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, ChileSat, Jan 9, 11:41 AM GMT-3 · 2092 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.1156 km ESE of Iquique, ChileTue, Jan 12, 4:55 AM GMT-3 · 2090 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
14. 4.982 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 12, 8:04 AM GMT-3 · 2090 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.1149 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 31, 11:41 AM GMT-3 · 2070 days ago · 127 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Dec 1, 3:15 AM GMT-3 · 2132 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
2. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 30, 3:05 AM GMT-3 · 2133 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
3. 4.165 km NE of Calama, ChileSat, Nov 28, 8:08 PM GMT-3 · 2134 days ago · 138 km deep · 91 km away
4. 4.3156 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Nov 25, 5:52 PM GMT-3 · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 36 km away
5. 4.4135 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Nov 20, 6:50 PM GMT-3 · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 6 km away
6. 4.172 km NE of Calama, ChileFri, Nov 20, 2:12 AM GMT-3 · 2143 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
7. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Nov 19, 7:15 PM GMT-3 · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
8. 4.3134 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Nov 15, 7:05 AM GMT-3 · 2148 days ago · 128 km deep · 10 km away
9. 4.8117 km E of Iquique, ChileSat, Nov 14, 11:29 AM GMT-3 · 2148 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 23
10. 4.598 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Nov 3, 6:35 AM GMT-3 · 2160 days ago · 140 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cmc5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.