Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 55 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 55 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 8:22 PM GMT-3 (23:22 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 75 km NNE 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
2023-02-21 23:22:31 UTC
Depth
133.0 km (82.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.048° S, 68.606° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.366 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1318 days ago · 124 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1315 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 121 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1314 days ago · 135 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.171 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 141 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.169 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1311 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1306 days ago · 128 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.420 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1304 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1303 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1291 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.551 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1289 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1271 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1265 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1262 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.237 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1323 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 1326 days ago · 125 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.461 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1326 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 133 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1331 days ago · 148 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1335 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1343 days ago · 127 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 1343 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.5101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1348 days ago · 123 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.6140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1349 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jqnl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.