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M4.4 earthquake 76 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 14, 2022, 7:20 PM GMT-3 (22:20 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-14 22:20:14 UTC
Depth
114.8 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.885° S, 68.502° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 149°, dip 71°, rake 113°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 278°, dip 29°, rake 43°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1657 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.255 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1644 days ago · 126 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.239 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.110 km E of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.6153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1636 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1634 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1632 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.324 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1632 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1629 days ago · 129 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1625 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.6145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1623 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1611 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.437 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1608 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.2129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1158 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.850 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1668 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.0118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1672 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.586 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1678 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1684 days ago · 139 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.2144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1686 days ago · 140 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.5127 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1693 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h4ke. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.