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M4.3 earthquake 29 km SE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 23, 2026, 6:15 PM GMT-4 (22:15 UTC), 108 km (67 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), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-23 22:15:51 UTC
Depth
107.6 km (66.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.675° S, 68.755° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.934 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 85
  2. 4.710 km E of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.411 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 120 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 117 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.222 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.010 km N of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 114 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.798 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 125 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  12. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 125 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.116 km E of Calama, Chile · 124 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 122 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 112 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.446 km NE of Calama, Chile · 106 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.334 km NE of Calama, Chile · 102 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.325 km NE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.336 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 4.352 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 75 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 69 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.853 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 69 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 136 days ago · 128 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.353 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 140 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.646 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 141 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sztk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.