Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 41 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 24, 2025, 9:15 AM GMT-3 (12:15 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-09-24 12:15:39 UTC
Depth
102.9 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.086° S, 68.974° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.257 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 372 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.251 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 367 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.279 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 365 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.385 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 363 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.268 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 362 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.355 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 353 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.869 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 352 days ago · 116 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 347 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.349 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 339 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.051 km NE of Calama, Chile · 331 days ago · 122 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.070 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 327 days ago · 141 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.343 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 325 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.049 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 315 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.739 km N of Calama, Chile · 372 days ago · 102 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.149 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 373 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.548 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 380 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.152 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 384 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.260 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 392 days ago · 139 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.115 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 395 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.671 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 401 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rcid. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.