Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 67 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 67 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 4:02 PM GMT-3 (19:02 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Antofagasta, 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
2022-09-30 19:02:27 UTC
Depth
130.6 km (81.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.888° S, 68.676° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1457 days ago · 128 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1441 days ago · 108 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  9. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1431 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1421 days ago · 129 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.619 km W of Calama, Chile · 1407 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.6159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1481 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1489 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iprc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.