Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 147 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jul 6, 2022, 6:56 PM GMT-4 (22:56 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 60 km NE of Calama, 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
2022-07-06 22:56:08 UTC
Depth
131.0 km (81.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.159° S, 68.610° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1546 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1545 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1542 days ago · 134 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1538 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1526 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1526 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1502 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 9
  12. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1502 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1494 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 140 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1552 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.4148 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1554 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1556 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1567 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1572 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1576 days ago · 129 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 127 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i0e6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.