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M4.4 earthquake 28 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 12:04 AM GMT-4 (04:04 UTC), 123 km (76 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-31 04:04:58 UTC
Depth
123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.236° S, 68.775° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1524 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.116 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1516 days ago · 142 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.329 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 125 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.418 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1509 days ago · 119 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 9
  6. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1490 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 5.070 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1482 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1529 days ago · 112 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 41
  2. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1541 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.029 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1545 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1546 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1549 days ago · 136 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1551 days ago · 130 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1554 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6wa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.