M4.2 earthquake 146 km NNE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 2:13 AM GMT-3

UTC

2021-10-30 05:13:18 UTC

Depth

137.6 km (85.5 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.165° S, 68.619° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

24

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast147 kmNNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast521 kmS

After

1. 4.2142 km E of Iquique, ChileSun, Oct 31, 12:46 PM GMT-3 · 1797 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
2. 4.0115 km ESE of Iquique, ChileSun, Oct 31, 10:22 PM GMT-3 · 1797 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Nov 5, 11:04 PM GMT-3 · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 45 km away
4. 4.355 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 15, 7:31 PM GMT-3 · 1782 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
5. 4.6163 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Nov 18, 11:10 AM GMT-3 · 1779 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
6. 4.0138 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Nov 21, 7:46 AM GMT-3 · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
7. 4.2157 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 22, 8:07 AM GMT-3 · 1775 days ago · 132 km deep · 12 km away
8. 4.2117 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Nov 23, 12:49 AM GMT-3 · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
9. 4.6119 km ESE of Iquique, ChileWed, Nov 24, 8:14 PM GMT-3 · 1773 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 18
10. 4.3147 km E of Iquique, ChileMon, Dec 6, 2:48 AM GMT-3 · 1762 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
11. 4.1135 km SE of Iquique, ChileSat, Dec 11, 7:34 PM GMT-3 · 1756 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 12, 4:05 PM GMT-3 · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
13. 4.2152 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Dec 14, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
14. 4.1152 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 15, 11:10 AM GMT-3 · 1752 days ago · 136 km deep · 13 km away
15. 4.5119 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Dec 16, 10:28 AM GMT-3 · 1751 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Dec 16, 10:48 AM GMT-3 · 1751 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
17. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 19, 8:17 AM GMT-3 · 1748 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
18. 4.5145 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaSat, Dec 25, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 1742 days ago · 167 km deep · 80 km away
19. 4.2143 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 27, 4:04 PM GMT-3 · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 8 km away

Before

1. 4.151 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Oct 23, 4:43 PM GMT-3 · 1805 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
2. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Oct 17, 1:57 PM GMT-3 · 1811 days ago · 125 km deep · 18 km away
3. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Oct 10, 3:43 PM GMT-3 · 1818 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
4. 4.8148 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Oct 9, 8:33 PM GMT-3 · 1819 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
5. 4.374 km N of Calama, ChileSat, Oct 9, 4:15 AM GMT-3 · 1820 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
6. 4.2102 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Oct 6, 3:02 PM GMT-3 · 1822 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
7. 4.799 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Oct 2, 1:36 AM GMT-3 · 1827 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
8. 4.1101 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Sep 30, 3:05 PM GMT-3 · 1828 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away
9. 4.5157 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Sep 30, 12:54 PM GMT-3 · 1828 days ago · 131 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.2150 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Sep 30, 12:09 PM GMT-3 · 1828 days ago · 136 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fq0g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.