Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:06 AM GMT-4 (09:06 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-23 09:06:38 UTC
Depth
128.0 km (79.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.935° S, 68.552° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000puff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.