Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Apr 15, 2022, 1:49 AM GMT-4 (05:49 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-15 05:49:17 UTC
Depth
131.3 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.102° S, 68.576° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1631 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.6134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1627 days ago · 119 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1624 days ago · 139 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 112 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1612 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1609 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1603 days ago · 125 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1598 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
  10. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1596 days ago · 135 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.3104 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 1593 days ago · 164 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.2116 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1592 days ago · 211 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1591 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1588 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1582 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1581 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1580 days ago · 127 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1576 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  19. 4.098 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1574 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.0132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1635 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.6153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1638 days ago · 128 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.3147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1641 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1658 days ago · 125 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.198 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1663 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h2fr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.