Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 151 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Sep 10, 2022, 1:23 AM GMT-4 (05:23 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

Calama forecastMore in Chile

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-10 05:23:35 UTC
Depth
131.7 km (81.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.140° S, 68.512° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1464 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1450 days ago · 130 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1446 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1445 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1494 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
  7. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 20 km away

Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iimk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.