Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 12:31 AM GMT-3 (03:31 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 72 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-05 03:31:24 UTC
Depth
116.3 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.561° S, 68.890° 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, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.275 km N of Calama, Chile · 907 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4100 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 900 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.446 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 891 days ago · 139 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.564 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 890 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.235 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 883 days ago · 138 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.324 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 874 days ago · 110 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 873 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.239 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 872 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.247 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 868 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 5.072 km NE of Calama, Chile · 867 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 863 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.576 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 859 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.216 km N of Calama, Chile · 856 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.126 km E of Calama, Chile · 917 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.616 km E of Calama, Chile · 940 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ma1a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.