Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 32 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 32 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 1:19 AM GMT-3 (04:19 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 51 km SSE 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
2023-03-01 04:19:05 UTC
Depth
102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.160° S, 68.939° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
21

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.169 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1310 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1306 days ago · 128 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1302 days ago · 113 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1291 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.551 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1288 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.094 km NNE of María Elena, Chile · 1271 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1270 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.875 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1265 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.142 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1261 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.171 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1313 days ago · 141 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1314 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 121 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.366 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1317 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.155 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1320 days ago · 133 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.237 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1323 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.6Antofagasta, Chile · 1326 days ago · 125 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 133 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1330 days ago · 148 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 131 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1334 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1342 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jgey. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.