M4.6 earthquake 57 km NNE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.6 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 10:48 AM GMT-3

UTC

2021-12-16 13:48:23 UTC

Depth

125.5 km (78.0 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.982° S, 68.707° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.6 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

35°

Stations used

55

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast57 kmNNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast612 kmS

After

1. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 19, 8:17 AM GMT-3 · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away
2. 4.738 km ENE of Calama, ChileFri, Dec 24, 2:42 PM GMT-3 · 1743 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away
3. 4.2143 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 27, 4:04 PM GMT-3 · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
4. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 2, 8:56 AM GMT-3 · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
5. 4.2146 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 4, 11:17 PM GMT-3 · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
6. 4.322 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 7, 9:08 AM GMT-3 · 1730 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
7. 4.160 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 10, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 1727 days ago · 149 km deep · 6 km away
8. 4.3129 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 14, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
9. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 14, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 1722 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
10. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 19, 7:02 PM GMT-3 · 1717 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
11. 4.349 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileWed, Jan 19, 10:28 PM GMT-3 · 1717 days ago · 183 km deep · 97 km away
12. 4.237 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSat, Jan 22, 5:00 PM GMT-3 · 1714 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
13. 4.134 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSat, Jan 22, 5:03 PM GMT-3 · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
14. 4.4132 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 24, 3:40 AM GMT-3 · 1713 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
15. 4.535 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileWed, Jan 26, 4:42 PM GMT-3 · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
16. 4.6121 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 28, 2:20 AM GMT-3 · 1709 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
17. 4.219 km E of Calama, ChileThu, Feb 3, 1:33 PM GMT-3 · 1702 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
18. 4.199 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Feb 4, 12:10 PM GMT-3 · 1701 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
19. 5.341 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Feb 6, 8:46 PM GMT-3 · 1699 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
20. 4.2131 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Feb 11, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 1695 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
21. 4.5127 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Feb 13, 1:31 AM GMT-3 · 1693 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 4.1152 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 15, 11:10 AM GMT-3 · 1752 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
2. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 12, 4:05 PM GMT-3 · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.357 km W of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 29, 10:13 PM GMT-3 · 1768 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
4. 4.434 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Nov 27, 1:06 AM GMT-3 · 1771 days ago · 125 km deep · 23 km away
5. 4.539 km E of Calama, ChileWed, Nov 24, 4:46 PM GMT-3 · 1773 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
6. 4.2117 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Nov 23, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
7. 4.0138 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Nov 21, 7:46 AM GMT-3 · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gcrx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.