Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 2:42 PM GMT-3 (17:42 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 41 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 17:42:51 UTC
Depth
110.4 km (68.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.323° S, 68.583° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
131

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.661 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1730 days ago · 184 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.322 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1730 days ago · 125 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1727 days ago · 149 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.043 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 1719 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1717 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.349 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1717 days ago · 183 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.237 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.134 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1714 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.535 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1710 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.219 km E of Calama, Chile · 1702 days ago · 113 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.199 km N of Calama, Chile · 1701 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.341 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1699 days ago · 105 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  13. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1684 days ago · 139 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1752 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.357 km W of Calama, Chile · 1768 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.434 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1771 days ago · 125 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.539 km E of Calama, Chile · 1773 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf2r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.