Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 151 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 151 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Sep 9, 2022, 8:15 PM GMT-4 (00:15 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 87 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
2022-09-10 00:15:34 UTC
Depth
114.6 km (71.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.093° S, 68.978° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 132 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1477 days ago · 132 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1465 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1464 days ago · 118 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1463 days ago · 145 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.787 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1460 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1450 days ago · 130 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1447 days ago · 144 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1446 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  13. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1445 days ago · 118 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1492 days ago · 120 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 140 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1502 days ago · 119 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1508 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 130 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iikv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.