Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 37 km SSW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 9:26 AM GMT-3 (12:26 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 98 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-28 12:26:19 UTC
Depth
107.8 km (67.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.751° S, 69.106° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
38

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 604 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.136 km NE of Calama, Chile · 599 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.159 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 591 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.141 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 587 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.266 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 582 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.328 km E of Calama, Chile · 580 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.235 km NE of Calama, Chile · 576 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 6.098 km S of Calama, Chile · 575 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 36
  9. 4.354 km S of Calama, Chile · 574 days ago · 113 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.147 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 556 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.133 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 556 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.260 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 619 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.144 km ENE of Mejillones, Chile · 625 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.114 km S of Calama, Chile · 640 days ago · 109 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pms8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.