Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 156 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 156 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 7:19 AM GMT-4 (11:19 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 103 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-31 11:19:58 UTC
Depth
116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.040° S, 68.914° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 115 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 132 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.6103 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 19
  10. 4.5101 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1525 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 108 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1539 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1541 days ago · 134 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1544 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1546 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1549 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1551 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i6yf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.