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M4.2 earthquake 124 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 124 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, May 27, 2022, 9:05 PM GMT-4 (01:05 UTC), 105 km (65 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-28 01:05:46 UTC
Depth
104.5 km (65.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.341° S, 68.783° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1587 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1582 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1581 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 127 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1576 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.236 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1567 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1556 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1554 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1554 days ago · 143 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4148 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1552 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1546 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1545 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1542 days ago · 134 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1538 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1596 days ago · 135 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1602 days ago · 125 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.437 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1609 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2148 km N of Calama, Chile · 1612 days ago · 124 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.0146 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1620 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hd7b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.