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M4.6 earthquake 16 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Calama, Chile on Sat, Mar 9, 2024, 4:58 PM GMT-3 (19:58 UTC), 127 km (79 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
2024-03-09 19:58:53 UTC
Depth
127.5 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.436° S, 68.762° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.126 km E of Calama, Chile · 917 days ago · 113 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.258 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 916 days ago · 140 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.212 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 913 days ago · 116 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 907 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.350 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 904 days ago · 147 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.146 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 898 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.446 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 891 days ago · 139 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.564 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 889 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.235 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 883 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.448 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 940 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.250 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 942 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.027 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 943 days ago · 122 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.18 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 944 days ago · 135 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.444 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 947 days ago · 158 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.347 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 949 days ago · 130 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.658 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 950 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.843 km NE of Calama, Chile · 953 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.439 km NE of Calama, Chile · 960 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.456 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 963 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m4fz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.