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M4.2 earthquake 101 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 101 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 3:52 AM GMT-3 (06:52 UTC), 130 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-15 06:52:57 UTC
Depth
130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.591° S, 68.600° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
21

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1441 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  4. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1431 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1429 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1427 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1421 days ago · 129 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.6159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1403 days ago · 145 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1402 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1401 days ago · 150 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1391 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1457 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000itw9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.