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M4.5 earthquake 150 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 150 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 9:28 PM GMT-3 (00:28 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-21 00:28:48 UTC
Depth
144.5 km (89.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.118° S, 68.679° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2106 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2044 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.2119 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2010 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.9151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2005 days ago · 120 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.5144 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2000 days ago · 176 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3142 km N of Calama, Chile · 1998 days ago · 137 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.181 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1994 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1992 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 2050 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.361 km NE of Calama, Chile · 2051 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1159 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 2054 days ago · 165 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2136 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2063 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.4139 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 2067 days ago · 167 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.1149 km N of Calama, Chile · 2070 days ago · 127 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000djsf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.