Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 63 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile on Thu, Nov 3, 2022, 9:37 PM GMT-3 (00:37 UTC), 106 km (66 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
4.4 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-04 00:37:58 UTC
Depth
105.8 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.765° S, 68.457° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
4.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 109°, dip 52°, rake -144°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 355°, dip 62°, rake -44°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5147 km N of Calama, Chile · 1427 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1421 days ago · 129 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.1Chile-Bolivia border region · 1413 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.588 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1405 days ago · 124 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.5103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1403 days ago · 145 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.4155 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1402 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1401 days ago · 150 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.0144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1391 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.2140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1389 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.2157 km N of Calama, Chile · 1388 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.281 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1386 days ago · 130 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.938 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1384 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.2137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1378 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2134 km N of Calama, Chile · 1378 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.1136 km N of Calama, Chile · 1371 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1431 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  2. 5.1Antofagasta, Chile · 1441 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.3144 km N of Calama, Chile · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4106 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1446 days ago · 144 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.2101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1449 days ago · 130 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.167 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1455 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.420 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1457 days ago · 128 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000imca. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.