Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 36 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 10:08 AM GMT-3 (13:08 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-04 13:08:57 UTC
Depth
117.0 km (72.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.185° S, 68.730° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1458 days ago · 128 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1456 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1450 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.363 km S of Calama, Chile · 1442 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1442 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  7. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1432 days ago · 113 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 9
  8. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1422 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.619 km W of Calama, Chile · 1408 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.763 km S of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1404 days ago · 145 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.150 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1403 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1401 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1465 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 125 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1482 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1489 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1490 days ago · 117 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iqpf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.