M4.4 earthquake 96 km WSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 96 km WSW of Calama, Chile on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 9:17 AM GMT-3 (12:17 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-13 12:17:19 UTC
- Depth
- 71.5 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.930° S, 69.707° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 46°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.485 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2023 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
- 4.040 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1997 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.446 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1977 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dj2p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.