M4.5 earthquake 30 km NNE of Calama, Chile

Magnitude

4.5 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, May 23, 2025, 9:50 AM GMT-4

UTC

2025-05-23 13:50:08 UTC

Depth

120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

22.202° S, 68.820° W

Region

Chile

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

45°

Stations used

46

• Calama, ChilePopulation 166,334. Forecast30 kmNNE
• La Paz, BoliviaPopulation 2,004,652. Forecast638 kmS

After

1. 4.252 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileMon, May 26, 12:30 AM GMT-4 · 494 days ago · 99 km deep · 79 km away
2. 4.145 km ENE of Calama, ChileMon, May 26, 9:06 AM GMT-4 · 494 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
3. 4.668 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileThu, May 29, 4:39 AM GMT-4 · 491 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
4. 4.319 km ESE of Calama, ChileFri, May 30, 5:16 AM GMT-4 · 490 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
5. 4.183 km NNW of Calama, ChileWed, Jun 11, 7:53 PM GMT-4 · 477 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
6. 4.337 km NE of Calama, ChileSun, Jun 15, 9:30 AM GMT-4 · 474 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away
7. 4.354 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileSun, Jun 22, 2:01 PM GMT-4 · 467 days ago · 133 km deep · 69 km away
8. 4.581 km SW of Ollagüe, ChileSun, Jun 22, 4:46 PM GMT-4 · 466 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
9. 4.435 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSun, Jun 22, 9:40 PM GMT-4 · 466 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
10. 4.228 km E of Calama, ChileMon, Jul 7, 12:38 AM GMT-4 · 452 days ago · 109 km deep · 29 km away
11. 4.440 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSat, Jul 12, 11:02 PM GMT-4 · 446 days ago · 154 km deep · 94 km away
12. 4.243 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Jul 16, 7:10 AM GMT-4 · 443 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
13. 4.231 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileFri, Jul 18, 5:35 AM GMT-4 · 441 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
14. 4.545 km S of Calama, ChileSun, Jul 20, 8:36 AM GMT-4 · 439 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
15. 4.367 km SSW of Calama, ChileMon, Jul 21, 5:53 AM GMT-4 · 438 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 4.396 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, May 12, 5:15 AM GMT-4 · 508 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
2. 4.238 km SW of Ollagüe, ChileThu, May 8, 11:22 PM GMT-4 · 511 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
3. 4.267 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, May 6, 2:51 AM GMT-4 · 514 days ago · 114 km deep · 38 km away
4. 4.648 km NNE of Calama, ChileSun, May 4, 10:59 AM GMT-4 · 516 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
5. 4.062 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileSat, May 3, 7:31 AM GMT-4 · 517 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
6. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileWed, Apr 30, 2:07 AM GMT-4 · 520 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
7. 4.234 km NNE of Calama, ChileTue, Apr 29, 7:30 AM GMT-4 · 521 days ago · 108 km deep · 7 km away
8. 4.358 km SSW of Ollagüe, ChileMon, Apr 28, 7:13 AM GMT-4 · 522 days ago · 133 km deep · 64 km away
9. 4.273 km WSW of Ollagüe, ChileFri, Apr 25, 12:35 PM GMT-4 · 525 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q12c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.