Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 39 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 8:14 PM GMT-4 (00:14 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 134 km NNE of Calama, 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
2022-04-08 00:14:24 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.129° S, 68.774° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.110 km E of Calama, Chile · 1639 days ago · 115 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1634 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.324 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1632 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1629 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1625 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.437 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1608 days ago · 122 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1601 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1589 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.255 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1644 days ago · 126 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.476 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1663 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.2129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.850 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1668 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h0k5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.