Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 7:39 AM GMT-3 (10:39 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Chile-Bolivia border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-28 10:39:08 UTC
Depth
124.4 km (77.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.152° S, 68.265° 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 II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.6 Mww
Nodal plane 1
Strike 180°, dip 22°, rake -64°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 332°, dip 70°, rake -100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1404 days ago · 145 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1402 days ago · 127 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1402 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1402 days ago · 150 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1392 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.4116 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 1390 days ago · 182 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1390 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 1389 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.281 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1387 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.2137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1379 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.2134 km N of Calama, Chile · 1378 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 1372 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3158 km N of Calama, Chile · 1365 days ago · 128 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.584 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1363 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1362 days ago · 151 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.9Chile-Bolivia border region · 1357 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.1155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1352 days ago · 149 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.4102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1352 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.6140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1349 days ago · 116 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.5101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1349 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1414 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.1107 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 1426 days ago · 183 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1428 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.463 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1430 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.4Potosi, Bolivia · 1433 days ago · 174 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000isxn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.