Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 72 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 72 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 24, 2023, 8:59 PM GMT-4 (00:59 UTC), 134 km (83 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-25 00:59:38 UTC
Depth
133.7 km (83.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.875° S, 68.607° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.468 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1223 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.468 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1211 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.650 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1210 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.221 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1208 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.826 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1203 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.677 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1202 days ago · 179 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.847 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1197 days ago · 134 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 1196 days ago · 137 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.270 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1189 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1189 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.012 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1186 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1186 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1180 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.354 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1170 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 1231 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.056 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1231 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.053 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1233 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.261 km N of Calama, Chile · 1238 days ago · 140 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.419 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1246 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.074 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1250 days ago · 126 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.242 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1252 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.448 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1255 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k3ml. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.