Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 37 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 1:53 AM GMT-4 (05:53 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 56 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-02 05:53:22 UTC
Depth
122.1 km (75.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.194° S, 68.699° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.047 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 752 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.742 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 751 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 748 days ago · 136 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.140 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 745 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.376 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 736 days ago · 126 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.359 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 730 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 728 days ago · 146 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 728 days ago · 144 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.071 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 726 days ago · 182 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.464 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 711 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 5.056 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 709 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.347 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 708 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.665 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 706 days ago · 125 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.046 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 705 days ago · 150 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.620 km W of Calama, Chile · 768 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.559 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 781 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.158 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 785 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.659 km NE of Calama, Chile · 790 days ago · 121 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000np71. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.