Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 155 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 155 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 3:20 PM GMT-3 (18:20 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-18 18:20:56 UTC
Depth
132.4 km (82.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.101° S, 68.527° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.1121 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1463 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1462 days ago · 145 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1445 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1429 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1427 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1421 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1477 days ago · 118 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 132 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1484 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i949. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.