Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 39 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 12:47 PM GMT-3 (15:47 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 99 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Calama forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-15 15:47:37 UTC
Depth
132.2 km (82.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.204° S, 68.658° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1836 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1831 days ago · 126 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.1101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1829 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.799 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1827 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1823 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.374 km N of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1819 days ago · 126 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.344 km NW of Calama, Chile · 1807 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1806 days ago · 121 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1793 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.1107 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1851 days ago · 137 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fbgy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.