Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 36 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 5:06 PM GMT-4 (21:06 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Antofagasta, 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
2022-06-19 21:06:12 UTC
Depth
111.7 km (69.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.206° S, 68.698° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1559 days ago · 176 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.327 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1559 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.494 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1553 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.6107 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1552 days ago · 143 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.271 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1551 days ago · 130 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.371 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1549 days ago · 136 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1545 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.029 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1545 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1540 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1539 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 6.2Antofagasta, Chile · 1528 days ago · 112 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 41
  12. 4.428 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 123 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.142 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1523 days ago · 117 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.116 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1516 days ago · 142 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.329 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 125 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.418 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1508 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.3111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1579 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 1589 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hil4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.