Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 66 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 3:12 AM GMT-3 (06:12 UTC), 124 km (77 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-24 06:12:04 UTC
Depth
124.4 km (77.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.964° S, 68.559° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
28

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. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 121 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1314 days ago · 135 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.171 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 141 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.169 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1311 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1306 days ago · 128 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.420 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1304 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1303 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1291 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.255 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1272 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.443 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1271 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1271 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1265 days ago · 123 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1261 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.155 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1320 days ago · 133 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.237 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1323 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 1326 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.461 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1326 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 133 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1331 days ago · 148 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 131 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1335 days ago · 131 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 1336 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1343 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 1343 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jr7b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.