M4.4 earthquake 42 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 1:41 AM GMT-3 (04:41 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-28 04:41:52 UTC
- Depth
- 121.8 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.372° S, 68.517° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.953 km SW of Calama, Chile · 2033 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 4.181 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1994 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.247 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1993 days ago · 137 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.183 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1989 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000de9t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.