Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 59 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 4, 2024, 11:48 AM GMT-4 (15:48 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 42 km ESE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-04 15:48:06 UTC
Depth
121.2 km (75.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.083° S, 68.514° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.559 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 782 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.219 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 779 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.620 km W of Calama, Chile · 768 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.137 km NE of Calama, Chile · 762 days ago · 122 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.453 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 758 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.155 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 755 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.047 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 752 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.742 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 751 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 748 days ago · 136 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 747 days ago · 140 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.140 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 746 days ago · 150 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.459 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 744 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.376 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 737 days ago · 126 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.272 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 796 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.353 km NE of Calama, Chile · 801 days ago · 130 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.451 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 809 days ago · 138 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.915 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 810 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.98 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 811 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.065 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 815 days ago · 138 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 818 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.225 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 820 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ni2a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.