Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 71 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 71 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 5:10 PM GMT-3 (20:10 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 20 km WNW of Ollagüe, 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
2023-02-28 20:10:34 UTC
Depth
141.3 km (87.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.942° S, 68.511° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.169 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1312 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1307 days ago · 128 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.420 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1305 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1304 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.255 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1273 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.443 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1272 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1272 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1266 days ago · 123 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1263 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1315 days ago · 135 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1315 days ago · 121 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1316 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.366 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1319 days ago · 124 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.155 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1321 days ago · 133 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.237 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1324 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 1327 days ago · 125 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.461 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1327 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1331 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 148 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1333 days ago · 131 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1336 days ago · 131 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.3139 km N of Calama, Chile · 1337 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1344 days ago · 127 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3137 km N of Calama, Chile · 1344 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jgbr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.