Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 61 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 15, 2023, 6:15 AM GMT-4 (10:15 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 26 km SE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-15 10:15:56 UTC
Depth
140.2 km (87.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.913° S, 68.814° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.053 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1233 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.056 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1231 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 1231 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.072 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1228 days ago · 134 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.468 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1223 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.283 km N of María Elena, Chile · 1212 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1211 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.650 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1210 days ago · 106 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.221 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1208 days ago · 128 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.826 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1203 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.847 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1196 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.270 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1189 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1189 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.012 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1186 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1186 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1180 days ago · 111 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 4.419 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1246 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.074 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1250 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.242 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1252 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1262 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1266 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kc0b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.