Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 115 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 115 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 5:02 PM GMT-3 (20:02 UTC), 118 km (73 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-05 20:02:49 UTC
Depth
118.0 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.416° S, 68.794° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6145 km N of Calama, Chile · 2123 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5107 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2122 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.3149 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2119 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 6.075 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2118 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 38
  5. 4.3144 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2116 days ago · 185 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.055 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2112 days ago · 121 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.249 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2111 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.2134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2106 days ago · 135 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.0134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2103 days ago · 132 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.3114 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2092 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.1156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2089 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.982 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2089 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2070 days ago · 127 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.6132 km N of Calama, Chile · 2130 days ago · 116 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.2107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2131 days ago · 115 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.2104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2132 days ago · 138 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.165 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2134 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3156 km N of Calama, Chile · 2137 days ago · 151 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4135 km N of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 125 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.172 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2142 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.283 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2143 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 2147 days ago · 128 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.5135 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2156 days ago · 163 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cnh4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.