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M4.1 earthquake 133 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 133 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 3:08 PM GMT-4 (19:08 UTC), 130 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-14 19:08:44 UTC
Depth
129.7 km (80.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.323° S, 68.494° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 132 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1463 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1524 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1118 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1524 days ago · 246 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1529 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 41
  5. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1539 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iaul. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.