Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 59 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 7:00 PM GMT-3 (22:00 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 84 km NNW of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-13 22:00:10 UTC
Depth
95.1 km (59.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.099° S, 68.493° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.225 km E of Calama, Chile · 653 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 651 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.363 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 645 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.737 km NE of Calama, Chile · 644 days ago · 116 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.114 km S of Calama, Chile · 640 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 6.184 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 638 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 54
  7. 4.561 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 638 days ago · 128 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.461 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 632 days ago · 123 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.128 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 629 days ago · 143 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.135 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 629 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.065 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 621 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.260 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 619 days ago · 116 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.737 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 619 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.341 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 615 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.437 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 612 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 604 days ago · 130 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.136 km NE of Calama, Chile · 599 days ago · 115 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.942 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 661 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.234 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 664 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.326 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 666 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.346 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 676 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.348 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 676 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.849 km E of Calama, Chile · 677 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.381 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 684 days ago · 171 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.348 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 684 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.334 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 688 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nyl4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.