Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 71 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 71 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jul 5, 2022, 12:48 PM GMT-4 (16:48 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-05 16:48:47 UTC
Depth
129.9 km (80.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.880° S, 68.607° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1549 days ago · 136 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1546 days ago · 111 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1544 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1541 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1529 days ago · 112 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 41
  8. 4.428 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1524 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.329 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 125 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.418 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1509 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9
  15. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.4148 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1552 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1554 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.327 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1559 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.236 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1567 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1575 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1580 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i01n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.