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M4.8 earthquake 148 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 148 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 8:33 PM GMT-3 (23:33 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-09 23:33:46 UTC
Depth
113.8 km (70.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.114° S, 68.861° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
110

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1813 days ago · 125 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1800 days ago · 138 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1799 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.0115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1798 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1793 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.355 km N of Calama, Chile · 1783 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.6163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1781 days ago · 115 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  9. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1778 days ago · 117 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.2157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1776 days ago · 119 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.6119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1774 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 18
  13. 4.3147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1763 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.374 km N of Calama, Chile · 1821 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1824 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.799 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1828 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.1101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1830 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5157 km N of Calama, Chile · 1830 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.2150 km N of Calama, Chile · 1830 days ago · 136 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.4138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1831 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1835 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.4103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1837 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3160 km N of Calama, Chile · 1847 days ago · 104 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1850 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ftea. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.