Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 39 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 3:48 PM GMT-3 (18:48 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 34 km ENE of Calama, 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
2026-04-02 18:48:51 UTC
Depth
107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.127° S, 68.769° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.575 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 182 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 155 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 154 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 140 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 134 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.329 km SE of Calama, Chile · 132 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 6.934 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 109 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 85
  8. 4.710 km E of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 112 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.411 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 120 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 115 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 117 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.222 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 116 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.010 km N of Calama, Chile · 130 days ago · 114 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  17. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 103 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.438 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 129 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.116 km E of Calama, Chile · 128 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.470 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 184 days ago · 126 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.425 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 208 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sm6d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.