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M4.2 earthquake 140 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 140 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jun 7, 2022, 8:17 PM GMT-4 (00:17 UTC), 127 km (79 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
2022-06-08 00:17:51 UTC
Depth
126.5 km (78.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.206° S, 68.700° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1575 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.2116 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1571 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1555 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.4148 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1552 days ago · 137 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1551 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1549 days ago · 136 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1545 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1544 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1541 days ago · 134 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1539 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.2Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1525 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1580 days ago · 111 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.1142 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1581 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1586 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1589 days ago · 105 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.0145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1595 days ago · 135 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.4111 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1596 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  7. 4.1114 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1597 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.0131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1601 days ago · 125 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.2137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1608 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hfra. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.