Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 7:38 AM GMT-3 (10:38 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 59 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
2023-09-14 10:38:15 UTC
Depth
123.6 km (76.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.893° S, 68.540° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
19

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.253 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1108 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 1107 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.354 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1106 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.359 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1101 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.230 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1101 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.574 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1097 days ago · 122 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.454 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1092 days ago · 139 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.164 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1091 days ago · 99 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1083 days ago · 136 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.441 km E of Calama, Chile · 1079 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.476 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1073 days ago · 134 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.944 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1071 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.172 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1071 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.672 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1062 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 1061 days ago · 103 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1060 days ago · 141 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.759 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1057 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.456 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 1118 days ago · 115 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.240 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1120 days ago · 131 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.222 km SSE of Ollagüe, Chile · 1120 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.221 km W of Calama, Chile · 1130 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.244 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 1137 days ago · 168 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.743 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1139 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.147 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1145 days ago · 150 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kvp5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.