M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 9:09 PM GMT-3 (00:09 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 45 km E of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-07 00:09:05 UTC
- Depth
- 109.1 km (67.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.358° S, 68.515° 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, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.845 km E of Calama, Chile · 2091 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.336 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2043 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.595 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2099 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.036 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 2100 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.587 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2100 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.9Antofagasta, Chile · 2112 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
- 4.120 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2118 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6bc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.