Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 42 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 9:57 AM GMT-3 (12:57 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 72 km W of Ollagüe, 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
2025-12-09 12:57:27 UTC
Depth
117.1 km (72.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.119° S, 68.723° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
30

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.278 km N of Calama, Chile · 290 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.061 km NE of Calama, Chile · 289 days ago · 118 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.318 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 281 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.045 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 279 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.634 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 278 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.053 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 278 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.757 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 272 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.372 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 261 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  9. 4.343 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 259 days ago · 111 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 252 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.258 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 243 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.838 km N of Calama, Chile · 239 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.139 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 238 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.032 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 296 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.444 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 301 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.347 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 305 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.443 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 307 days ago · 145 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.553 km S of Ollagüe, Chile · 308 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.273 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 309 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.051 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 310 days ago · 114 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.262 km NE of Calama, Chile · 310 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.049 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 315 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.343 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 325 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rtm5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.