Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 140 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 140 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Aug 24, 2022, 11:03 AM GMT-4 (15:03 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-24 15:03:20 UTC
Depth
118.6 km (73.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.193° S, 69.024° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
16

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 115 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1476 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1463 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1445 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1441 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1525 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i222. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.