Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 15 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km E of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 4:31 PM GMT-4 (20:31 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 45 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, 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
2024-06-15 20:31:56 UTC
Depth
103.1 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.470° S, 68.778° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.151 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 839 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.245 km S of Calama, Chile · 831 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.255 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 824 days ago · 146 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.345 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 823 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.225 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 821 days ago · 115 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.365 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 818 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.065 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 815 days ago · 138 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.451 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 809 days ago · 138 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.353 km NE of Calama, Chile · 801 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.659 km NE of Calama, Chile · 791 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.158 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 785 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.568 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 841 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.175 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 843 days ago · 188 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.227 km S of Calama, Chile · 847 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.461 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 847 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.216 km N of Calama, Chile · 854 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.576 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 858 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.475 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 861 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.072 km NE of Calama, Chile · 866 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.247 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 867 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000msq1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.