M4.2 earthquake 81 km NNE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 1:18 PM GMT-3

UTC

2022-12-17 16:18:07 UTC

Depth

130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.808° S, 68.560° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

20

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast81 kmNNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast592 kmS

After

1. 4.938 km ENE of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 19, 5:10 PM GMT-3 · 1384 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.2137 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 25, 11:08 AM GMT-3 · 1378 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
3. 4.2134 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 25, 7:47 PM GMT-3 · 1378 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
4. 4.1136 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 1, 10:27 AM GMT-3 · 1371 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
5. 4.3158 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 8, 5:23 PM GMT-3 · 1364 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
6. 4.584 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 10, 6:44 AM GMT-3 · 1362 days ago · 150 km deep · 3 km away
7. 4.2112 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 11, 9:03 AM GMT-3 · 1361 days ago · 151 km deep · 32 km away
8. 4.315 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Jan 12, 1:12 PM GMT-3 · 1360 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
9. 4.9Chile-Bolivia border regionMon, Jan 16, 4:50 AM GMT-3 · 1356 days ago · 114 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
10. 4.1155 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jan 21, 3:51 AM GMT-3 · 1351 days ago · 149 km deep · 78 km away
11. 4.4102 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jan 21, 11:37 AM GMT-3 · 1351 days ago · 138 km deep · 21 km away
12. 4.6140 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 24, 8:23 AM GMT-3 · 1348 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
13. 4.5101 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 24, 4:08 PM GMT-3 · 1348 days ago · 123 km deep · 21 km away
14. 4.3137 km N of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 29, 9:31 PM GMT-3 · 1343 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
15. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 30, 3:25 AM GMT-3 · 1342 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away
16. 4.3139 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Feb 6, 4:48 AM GMT-3 · 1335 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
17. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Feb 7, 7:22 AM GMT-3 · 1334 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
18. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Feb 9, 11:45 AM GMT-3 · 1332 days ago · 131 km deep · 9 km away
19. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Feb 11, 7:00 AM GMT-3 · 1330 days ago · 148 km deep · 49 km away
20. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Feb 11, 5:23 PM GMT-3 · 1330 days ago · 133 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 4.2157 km N of Calama, ChileThu, Dec 15, 2:38 AM GMT-3 · 1388 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
2. 4.2140 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 14, 10:18 AM GMT-3 · 1389 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
3. 4.0144 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 12, 5:35 AM GMT-3 · 1391 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
4. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border regionFri, Dec 2, 2:45 PM GMT-3 · 1401 days ago · 150 km deep · 35 km away
5. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Dec 1, 9:04 PM GMT-3 · 1402 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
6. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, ChileTue, Nov 29, 9:35 PM GMT-3 · 1404 days ago · 145 km deep · 24 km away
7. 4.588 km NE of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 28, 8:11 PM GMT-3 · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 15 km away
8. 4.6159 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Nov 28, 7:39 AM GMT-3 · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.619 km W of Calama, ChileSat, Nov 26, 6:40 AM GMT-3 · 1407 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border regionSun, Nov 20, 7:46 AM GMT-3 · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ja0s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.