Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 147 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 147 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 5:14 PM GMT-4 (21:14 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 153 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-07 21:14:16 UTC
Depth
130.5 km (81.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.129° S, 68.841° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1636 days ago · 128 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1634 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.5154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1632 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1629 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1625 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.6145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1623 days ago · 139 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1619 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1611 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1601 days ago · 125 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  13. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1595 days ago · 135 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1589 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1586 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  16. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1581 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1657 days ago · 125 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.198 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1661 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.094 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1663 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.8131 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1663 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.476 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1663 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.2129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.1158 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 105 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.2127 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1668 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h0iv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.