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M4.2 earthquake 33 km S of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 33 km S of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 6, 2022, 12:46 AM GMT-4 (04:46 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2022-09-06 04:46:03 UTC
Depth
107.4 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.754° S, 68.896° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.070 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1482 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.532 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1475 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.3112 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.450 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1467 days ago · 172 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1465 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1458 days ago · 128 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1456 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.5Antofagasta, Chile · 1454 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.363 km S of Calama, Chile · 1442 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1442 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  17. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1432 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1490 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1494 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.418 km SW of Calama, Chile · 1509 days ago · 119 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.329 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1512 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.116 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1517 days ago · 142 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i5jf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.