Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 38 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 38 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 5:01 AM GMT-3 (08:01 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 43 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-02-04 08:01:53 UTC
Depth
110.2 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.108° S, 68.956° 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, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.139 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 238 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.229 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 235 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.243 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 234 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.179 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 232 days ago · 126 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.366 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 228 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.830 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 226 days ago · 102 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.670 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 225 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.975 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 217 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.366 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 217 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 5.143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 213 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.425 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 206 days ago · 130 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.248 km SSE of María Elena, Chile · 192 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.470 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 182 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.339 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 181 days ago · 107 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.575 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 179 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.564 km SW of Calama, Chile · 239 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.258 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 243 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 252 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.343 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 258 days ago · 111 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 5.372 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 261 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s6ca. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.