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M4.5 earthquake 32 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 9:59 AM GMT-3 (12:59 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-19 12:59:14 UTC
Depth
124.8 km (77.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.263° S, 68.687° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.263 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1474 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.557 km N of Calama, Chile · 1472 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.043 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1464 days ago · 131 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.936 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1460 days ago · 117 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1457 days ago · 128 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.363 km S of Calama, Chile · 1442 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1441 days ago · 108 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  12. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1431 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
  13. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1421 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1481 days ago · 106 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.430 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1482 days ago · 109 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.390 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1483 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.070 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.233 km S of Calama, Chile · 1488 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.545 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1489 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.378 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1492 days ago · 140 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.866 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1493 days ago · 109 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 5.460 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000i99a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.