M4.2 earthquake 146 km N of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Jan 4, 2022, 11:17 PM GMT-3

UTC

2022-01-05 02:17:26 UTC

Depth

119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.150° S, 68.686° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.0 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

37

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast147 kmN
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast520 kmS

After

1. 4.160 km NNE of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 10, 3:52 AM GMT-3 · 1727 days ago · 149 km deep · 92 km away
2. 4.2162 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Jan 11, 1:12 PM GMT-3 · 1726 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
3. 4.3129 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 14, 2:50 AM GMT-3 · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
4. 4.0130 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 14, 10:26 PM GMT-3 · 1722 days ago · 151 km deep · 59 km away
5. 4.2114 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 19, 7:02 PM GMT-3 · 1717 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.8120 km ESE of Iquique, ChileFri, Jan 21, 3:54 AM GMT-3 · 1716 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
7. 4.3158 km ESE of Iquique, ChileFri, Jan 21, 5:20 PM GMT-3 · 1715 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
8. 4.4161 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 23, 3:28 PM GMT-3 · 1713 days ago · 148 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.4132 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Jan 24, 3:40 AM GMT-3 · 1713 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.6121 km NNE of Calama, ChileFri, Jan 28, 2:20 AM GMT-3 · 1709 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
11. 4.4112 km WSW of Uyuni, BoliviaSat, Jan 29, 12:58 AM GMT-3 · 1708 days ago · 168 km deep · 99 km away
12. 4.199 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Feb 4, 12:10 PM GMT-3 · 1702 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
13. 4.0118 km ESE of Iquique, ChileFri, Feb 4, 5:52 PM GMT-3 · 1701 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
14. 4.8113 km ESE of Iquique, ChileWed, Feb 9, 8:39 AM GMT-3 · 1697 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 22
15. 4.2131 km N of Calama, ChileFri, Feb 11, 12:26 AM GMT-3 · 1695 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
16. 4.5127 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Feb 13, 1:31 AM GMT-3 · 1693 days ago · 125 km deep · 21 km away
17. 4.4119 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaThu, Feb 17, 5:24 AM GMT-3 · 1689 days ago · 187 km deep · 86 km away
18. 4.2144 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Feb 20, 7:33 AM GMT-3 · 1686 days ago · 140 km deep · 9 km away
19. 4.386 km NW of Ollag?e, ChileMon, Feb 21, 8:26 AM GMT-3 · 1685 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.4159 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Feb 21, 4:37 PM GMT-3 · 1684 days ago · 140 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
21. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Feb 22, 5:38 AM GMT-3 · 1684 days ago · 139 km deep · 81 km away
22. 4.2116 km NE of Tocopilla, ChileWed, Feb 23, 6:37 PM GMT-3 · 1682 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
23. 4.1106 km ESE of Iquique, ChileFri, Feb 25, 9:19 AM GMT-3 · 1681 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
24. 4.586 km NE of Calama, ChileMon, Feb 28, 1:18 AM GMT-3 · 1678 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away
25. 4.3128 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Mar 3, 3:02 PM GMT-3 · 1674 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 4.7131 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Jan 2, 8:56 AM GMT-3 · 1735 days ago · 138 km deep · 38 km away
2. 4.2143 km N of Calama, ChileMon, Dec 27, 4:04 PM GMT-3 · 1740 days ago · 114 km deep · 3 km away
3. 4.5145 km SW of Uyuni, BoliviaSat, Dec 25, 2:55 PM GMT-3 · 1742 days ago · 167 km deep · 87 km away
4. 4.486 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 19, 8:17 AM GMT-3 · 1749 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
5. 4.657 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Dec 16, 10:48 AM GMT-3 · 1752 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
6. 4.5119 km ESE of Iquique, ChileThu, Dec 16, 10:28 AM GMT-3 · 1752 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.1152 km N of Calama, ChileWed, Dec 15, 11:10 AM GMT-3 · 1753 days ago · 136 km deep · 7 km away
8. 4.2152 km N of Calama, ChileTue, Dec 14, 5:40 AM GMT-3 · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
9. 4.5120 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Dec 12, 4:05 PM GMT-3 · 1755 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
10. 4.1135 km SE of Iquique, ChileSat, Dec 11, 7:34 PM GMT-3 · 1756 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.3147 km E of Iquique, ChileMon, Dec 6, 2:48 AM GMT-3 · 1762 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g943. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.