Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 152 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 152 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 5:40 AM GMT-3 (08:40 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 113 km ESE of Iquique, 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
2021-12-14 08:40:17 UTC
Depth
105.6 km (65.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.079° S, 68.828° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1753 days ago · 136 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.5119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1752 days ago · 112 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2143 km N of Calama, Chile · 1741 days ago · 114 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2146 km N of Calama, Chile · 1733 days ago · 119 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2162 km N of Calama, Chile · 1726 days ago · 110 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.3129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 151 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1718 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.8120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1716 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.3158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1716 days ago · 115 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.4161 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 148 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.4132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1713 days ago · 133 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.6121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1709 days ago · 131 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.199 km N of Calama, Chile · 1702 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.0118 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1702 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.8113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1697 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 22
  19. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1695 days ago · 116 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.1135 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1757 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3147 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1762 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.6119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1774 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 18
  4. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.2157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1776 days ago · 132 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.6163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1780 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.355 km N of Calama, Chile · 1783 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gc4r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.