Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 58 km NNW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 58 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 1:46 AM GMT-3 (04:46 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-28 04:46:40 UTC
Depth
86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.991° S, 69.199° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.347 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 949 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.027 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 943 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.250 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 942 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.448 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 940 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.616 km E of Calama, Chile · 939 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.147 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 919 days ago · 136 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.126 km E of Calama, Chile · 917 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.258 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 916 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.212 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 913 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 907 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.431 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 906 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.350 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 904 days ago · 147 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.298 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 903 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.146 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 898 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.843 km NE of Calama, Chile · 953 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.439 km NE of Calama, Chile · 959 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.456 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 963 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.241 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 974 days ago · 150 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mfjw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.