Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Apr 15, 2025, 6:29 AM GMT-4 (10:29 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-15 10:29:06 UTC
Depth
117.7 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.382° S, 68.822° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.669 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 527 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.358 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 522 days ago · 133 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.234 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 521 days ago · 108 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 520 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.648 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 516 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 514 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.485 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 512 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.396 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 508 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.530 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 497 days ago · 121 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.252 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 494 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.145 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 494 days ago · 115 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.157 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 491 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.668 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 491 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.319 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 490 days ago · 111 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.183 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 477 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.257 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 539 days ago · 133 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.459 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 546 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.223 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 546 days ago · 111 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.857 km NE of Calama, Chile · 547 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.460 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 550 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.133 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 555 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.147 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 555 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000q64k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.