Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 25, 2026, 10:26 PM GMT-4 (02:26 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 27 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-05-26 02:26:00 UTC
Depth
116.5 km (72.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.256° S, 68.880° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 116 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 116 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.010 km N of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 114 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.116 km E of Calama, Chile · 125 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 123 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 119 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 113 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.446 km NE of Calama, Chile · 107 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.334 km NE of Calama, Chile · 103 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 100 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 99 days ago · 122 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 116 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.325 km NE of Calama, Chile · 95 days ago · 114 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 95 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 95 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.336 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 95 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 93 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.352 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 76 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 70 days ago · 118 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.473 km S of Calama, Chile · 69 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 115 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.411 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.710 km E of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 115 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 6.934 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 127 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 85
  7. 4.329 km SE of Calama, Chile · 129 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.469 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 132 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.769 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 137 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.353 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 141 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.646 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 142 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.672 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 151 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.142 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 152 days ago · 138 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t05r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.