M4.5 earthquake 87 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 87 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 4:33 PM GMT-3 (19:33 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-01 19:33:30 UTC
- Depth
- 111.6 km (69.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.501° S, 68.772° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.036 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2101 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.595 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2101 days ago · 96 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.259 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2096 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.1153 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2060 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d4ue. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.