Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 151 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 151 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 7:36 AM GMT-3 (10:36 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 159 km NNE 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
2022-10-02 10:36:37 UTC
Depth
144.9 km (90.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.100° S, 68.730° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1446 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1445 days ago · 118 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1422 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.6159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1404 days ago · 145 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1463 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 132 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iq6c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.