Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 50 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 50 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Mar 9, 2022, 3:04 PM GMT-3 (18:04 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 4 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-09 18:04:03 UTC
Depth
106.3 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.167° S, 68.540° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.476 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1663 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.255 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1644 days ago · 126 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.239 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.110 km E of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.324 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1632 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1629 days ago · 129 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.74 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1627 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 13
  8. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1625 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.023 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1618 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.0118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1672 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.586 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1678 days ago · 131 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1684 days ago · 139 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.5127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1693 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h3cz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.