Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 108 km S of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 108 km S of Calama, Chile on Mon, Feb 20, 2023, 11:13 AM GMT-3 (14:13 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 69 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-20 14:13:12 UTC
Depth
99.4 km (61.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
23.420° S, 69.109° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.157 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1319 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.3Antofagasta, Chile · 1311 days ago · 84 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.590 km S of María Elena, Chile · 1307 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.284 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 1305 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.669 km S of Calama, Chile · 1296 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1292 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.551 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1289 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.2142 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 1272 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1262 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jqad. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.