Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 145 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 145 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 7:30 AM GMT-4 (11:30 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-24 11:30:02 UTC
Depth
138.6 km (86.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.194° S, 68.521° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1612 days ago · 124 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1602 days ago · 125 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
  6. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1596 days ago · 135 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.3104 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 1592 days ago · 164 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2116 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1592 days ago · 211 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1590 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1587 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1582 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1581 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1576 days ago · 129 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1627 days ago · 119 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1630 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1633 days ago · 131 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1635 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.6153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1637 days ago · 128 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.3147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1640 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.255 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1645 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hg1p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.