Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 47 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 5:28 AM GMT-3 (08:28 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km E 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
2024-02-29 08:28:30 UTC
Depth
130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.302° S, 68.496° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
17

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.444 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 946 days ago · 158 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.18 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 943 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.027 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 943 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.250 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 941 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.448 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 939 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.616 km E of Calama, Chile · 939 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.147 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 918 days ago · 136 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.126 km E of Calama, Chile · 916 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.258 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 916 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.212 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 912 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 906 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.431 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 905 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.350 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 903 days ago · 147 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.146 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 897 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.446 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 890 days ago · 139 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.564 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 889 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.658 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 949 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.843 km NE of Calama, Chile · 952 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.439 km NE of Calama, Chile · 959 days ago · 115 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.456 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 962 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.241 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 973 days ago · 150 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mfsi. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.