Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 57 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 57 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 11:48 PM GMT-3 (02:48 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km ENE of Calama, 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
2022-11-12 02:48:05 UTC
Depth
128.9 km (80.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.959° S, 68.753° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
18

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.619 km W of Calama, Chile · 1407 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1404 days ago · 145 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1401 days ago · 150 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1391 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1389 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.281 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1386 days ago · 130 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.938 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1384 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.2137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1378 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 1378 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.2134 km N of Calama, Chile · 1378 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 1371 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.584 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1362 days ago · 150 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1432 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 9
  4. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1442 days ago · 108 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  5. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1445 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ip79. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.