Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 55 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 55 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 7:31 PM GMT-3 (22:31 UTC), 119 km (74 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-15 22:31:01 UTC
Depth
118.9 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.962° S, 68.839° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0138 km N of Calama, Chile · 1777 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.2117 km N of Calama, Chile · 1775 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.539 km E of Calama, Chile · 1773 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.434 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1771 days ago · 125 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.357 km W of Calama, Chile · 1768 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.2152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.1152 km N of Calama, Chile · 1752 days ago · 136 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1751 days ago · 126 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.738 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1743 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.2143 km N of Calama, Chile · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.2146 km N of Calama, Chile · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.322 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1730 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.160 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1727 days ago · 149 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.3129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1792 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1799 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1805 days ago · 121 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.344 km NW of Calama, Chile · 1807 days ago · 107 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.2140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1811 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fufb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.