Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 51 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 51 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 4:43 PM GMT-3 (19:43 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 57 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-23 19:43:39 UTC
Depth
120.7 km (75.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.053° S, 68.666° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1799 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.355 km N of Calama, Chile · 1782 days ago · 119 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.539 km E of Calama, Chile · 1774 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.434 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1771 days ago · 125 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.357 km W of Calama, Chile · 1768 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1756 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1752 days ago · 126 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.344 km NW of Calama, Chile · 1807 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1812 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1819 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.374 km N of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1823 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.799 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1827 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1829 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1831 days ago · 126 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fx2q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.