Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 106 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 11:04 PM GMT-3 (02:04 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 38 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-06 02:04:17 UTC
Depth
128.0 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.565° S, 68.544° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
29

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. 4.355 km N of Calama, Chile · 1782 days ago · 119 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1779 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  3. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1776 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.434 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1771 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.1135 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1756 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1752 days ago · 136 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1751 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.738 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1743 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.5145 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1742 days ago · 167 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.2143 km N of Calama, Chile · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1799 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1805 days ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.344 km NW of Calama, Chile · 1807 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1811 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.386 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1818 days ago · 126 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.8148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1819 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.374 km N of Calama, Chile · 1820 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000frwp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.