Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km SW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Calama, Chile on Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 4:25 PM GMT-4 (20:25 UTC), 119 km (74 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
2022-08-16 20:25:21 UTC
Depth
118.5 km (73.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.562° S, 69.067° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1489 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 107 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.070 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1481 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1481 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.450 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1467 days ago · 172 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  16. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1457 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.329 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.116 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1516 days ago · 142 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1524 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.428 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1529 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 41

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibf3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.