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M4.3 earthquake 160 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 160 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 8:10 AM GMT-3 (11:10 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 148 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-13 11:10:00 UTC
Depth
104.0 km (64.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.018° S, 68.766° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1835 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.5142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1833 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.4138 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1830 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.2150 km N of Calama, Chile · 1828 days ago · 136 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.5157 km N of Calama, Chile · 1828 days ago · 131 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1828 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.799 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1827 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1822 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.374 km N of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.8148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1819 days ago · 114 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1818 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1811 days ago · 125 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1799 days ago · 138 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1797 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.0115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1797 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1849 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.1107 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1850 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.5149 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1864 days ago · 206 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1865 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.9136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1866 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  6. 4.3124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1873 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.5128 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1874 days ago · 105 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000faqx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.