Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 59 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 2:41 AM GMT-3 (05:41 UTC), 136 km (85 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
2024-09-16 05:41:36 UTC
Depth
136.4 km (84.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.946° S, 68.732° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 746 days ago · 140 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.140 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 745 days ago · 150 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.459 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 743 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.376 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 736 days ago · 126 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.359 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 729 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 728 days ago · 146 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.251 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 727 days ago · 144 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.071 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 726 days ago · 182 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.277 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 718 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.464 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 710 days ago · 137 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 5.056 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 708 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.347 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 708 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.665 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 705 days ago · 125 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.046 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 705 days ago · 150 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.271 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 700 days ago · 132 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.833 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 696 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.475 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 692 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 688 days ago · 136 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.337 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 688 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.742 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 750 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.047 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 751 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.155 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 754 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.453 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 757 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.137 km NE of Calama, Chile · 761 days ago · 122 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.620 km W of Calama, Chile · 767 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ne6v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.