Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 151 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 151 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 12:27 AM GMT-4 (04:27 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 130 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Pozo Almonte forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 04:27:23 UTC
Depth
120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.092° S, 68.968° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3142 km N of Calama, Chile · 1998 days ago · 137 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.181 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1994 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1992 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.183 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1989 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1983 days ago · 104 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1975 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.661 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1974 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.3108 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1970 days ago · 143 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.296 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1967 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.7130 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 119 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
  11. 4.1144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1964 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.2159 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.292 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1956 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  14. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1953 days ago · 149 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.083 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1949 days ago · 139 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3134 km N of Calama, Chile · 1948 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.2119 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2010 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dzbx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.