Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 8:15 PM GMT-3 (23:15 UTC), 114 km (71 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-11 23:15:22 UTC
Depth
113.8 km (70.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.960° S, 68.712° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.238 km S of Calama, Chile · 1054 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.162 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1054 days ago · 132 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.759 km SSW of Ollag?e, Chile · 1054 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.545 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1053 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.278 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1046 days ago · 105 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.153 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1044 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.565 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1043 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.281 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1042 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.556 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1040 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.278 km N of Calama, Chile · 1037 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1019 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1012 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.445 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1008 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1006 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1005 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.330 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1000 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1000 days ago · 136 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1060 days ago · 141 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 1062 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.672 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1063 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.172 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1071 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.944 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 1072 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.476 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 1074 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.334 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 1080 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.441 km E of Calama, Chile · 1080 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.375 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1084 days ago · 136 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000laeb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.