Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 43 km ESE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 8:17 PM GMT-3 (23:17 UTC), 118 km (73 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-02-08 23:17:22 UTC
Depth
118.1 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.583° S, 68.528° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.830 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 226 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.670 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 225 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.975 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 217 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.366 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 217 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.143 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 213 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.162 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 208 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.253 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 188 days ago · 134 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.470 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 182 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.339 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 181 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.575 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 179 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.838 km N of Calama, Chile · 239 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.564 km SW of Calama, Chile · 239 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.544 km E of Calama, Chile · 252 days ago · 127 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.343 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 258 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s7d2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.