Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 90 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 90 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 8:59 PM GMT-4 (00:59 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 87 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 00:59:52 UTC
Depth
146.7 km (91.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.715° S, 68.557° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.986 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1899 days ago · 104 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.475 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1899 days ago · 139 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3141 km N of Calama, Chile · 1885 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.287 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1882 days ago · 137 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
  5. 4.1158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1877 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.5128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1874 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.3124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1873 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.5149 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1864 days ago · 206 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6139 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1860 days ago · 216 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.1107 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1850 days ago · 137 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.3160 km N of Calama, Chile · 1845 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.391 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1906 days ago · 129 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.461 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1912 days ago · 125 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.7147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1913 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.0119 km N of Calama, Chile · 1918 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.0150 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1918 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1920 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.3134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1923 days ago · 110 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.924 km E of Calama, Chile · 1924 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.398 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1925 days ago · 111 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1931 days ago · 135 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000emrj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.