Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 29 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 11:43 AM GMT-4 (15:43 UTC), 125 km (77 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-13 15:43:37 UTC
Depth
124.7 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.314° S, 68.687° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.418 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1509 days ago · 119 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1494 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1490 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1489 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.070 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1482 days ago · 106 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.450 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1467 days ago · 172 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1465 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1458 days ago · 128 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1456 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.116 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1517 days ago · 142 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1524 days ago · 117 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.428 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1526 days ago · 123 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1529 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 41
  5. 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1541 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iajf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.