M4.8 earthquake 49 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 49 km E of Calama, Chile on Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 9:57 AM GMT-3 (12:57 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 59 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.083 · 14 stations
4.9	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p7fm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.