M4.2 earthquake 78 km N of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.2 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 3, 2023, 2:06 AM GMT-3

UTC

2023-12-03 05:06:14 UTC

Depth

102.9 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

21.753° S, 68.805° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

23

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast79 kmN
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast588 kmS

After

1. 4.644 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Dec 20, 9:39 AM GMT-3 · 1019 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
2. 4.176 km WNW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Dec 20, 11:33 PM GMT-3 · 1018 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
3. 4.323 km W of Ollagüe, ChileThu, Dec 28, 6:22 AM GMT-3 · 1011 days ago · 135 km deep · 72 km away
4. 4.445 km W of Ollagüe, ChileSun, Dec 31, 11:13 PM GMT-3 · 1007 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
5. 4.569 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Jan 3, 5:27 AM GMT-3 · 1005 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
6. 4.364 km W of Ollagüe, ChileThu, Jan 4, 3:05 AM GMT-3 · 1004 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
7. 4.330 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, Jan 8, 1:15 PM GMT-3 · 1000 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
8. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileTue, Jan 9, 12:10 AM GMT-3 · 999 days ago · 136 km deep · 21 km away
9. 5.125 km WNW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, Jan 13, 10:08 PM GMT-3 · 994 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
10. 5.341 km NE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 24, 5:05 AM GMT-3 · 984 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.333 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Jan 24, 1:00 PM GMT-3 · 984 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
12. 5.067 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileThu, Jan 25, 3:58 PM GMT-3 · 983 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
13. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Jan 26, 1:54 PM GMT-3 · 982 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
14. 4.474 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Jan 26, 3:31 PM GMT-3 · 982 days ago · 125 km deep · 17 km away
15. 4.245 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Jan 27, 8:21 PM GMT-3 · 980 days ago · 118 km deep · 37 km away

Before

1. 4.556 km W of Ollagüe, ChileThu, Nov 30, 12:05 AM GMT-3 · 1039 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.281 km W of Ollagüe, ChileMon, Nov 27, 4:38 PM GMT-3 · 1042 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
3. 4.565 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileSun, Nov 26, 10:33 AM GMT-3 · 1043 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
4. 4.153 km W of Ollagüe, ChileSat, Nov 25, 1:13 PM GMT-3 · 1044 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
5. 5.278 km NE of Calama, ChileThu, Nov 23, 12:37 PM GMT-3 · 1046 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
6. 4.526 km NW of Ollagüe, ChileSun, Nov 19, 11:35 AM GMT-3 · 1050 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
7. 4.545 km WNW of Ollagüe, ChileThu, Nov 16, 3:13 PM GMT-3 · 1053 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
8. 4.759 km SSW of Ollag?e, ChileWed, Nov 15, 8:50 PM GMT-3 · 1053 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.162 km NNE of Calama, ChileWed, Nov 15, 6:15 PM GMT-3 · 1053 days ago · 132 km deep · 25 km away
10. 4.759 km NNE of Calama, ChileSat, Nov 11, 8:15 PM GMT-3 · 1057 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
11. 4.468 km NNE of Calama, ChileThu, Nov 9, 9:01 AM GMT-3 · 1060 days ago · 141 km deep · 14 km away
12. 4.4Antofagasta, ChileWed, Nov 8, 7:59 AM GMT-3 · 1061 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
13. 4.672 km W of Ollagüe, ChileTue, Nov 7, 6:04 AM GMT-3 · 1062 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lfrf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.