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M4.4 earthquake 68 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 9:01 AM GMT-3 (12:01 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 78 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-09 12:01:12 UTC
Depth
141.3 km (87.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.859° S, 68.736° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.759 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1058 days ago · 114 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1054 days ago · 132 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.759 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1054 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.545 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1053 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.526 km NW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1050 days ago · 135 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1046 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  7. 4.153 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1044 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.565 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1043 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.281 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1042 days ago · 121 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.556 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1040 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.278 km N of Calama, Chile · 1037 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1019 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1011 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.445 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1008 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 1061 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.672 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1062 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.172 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1071 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.944 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1072 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.476 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1074 days ago · 134 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.441 km E of Calama, Chile · 1080 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1084 days ago · 136 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000l9tr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.