Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 19 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 5:12 PM GMT-4 (21:12 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 29 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-06-23 21:12:23 UTC
Depth
121.7 km (75.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.351° S, 68.773° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 116 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.325 km NE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 114 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.336 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 92 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.352 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 75 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.346 km NE of Calama, Chile · 69 days ago · 118 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.473 km S of Calama, Chile · 68 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 53 days ago · 109 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.355 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 45 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.629 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 37 days ago · 105 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.474 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 99 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.334 km NE of Calama, Chile · 101 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.446 km NE of Calama, Chile · 106 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.063 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 112 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.142 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 118 days ago · 135 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.252 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 122 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.116 km E of Calama, Chile · 124 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 5.127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 125 days ago · 103 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.010 km N of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 114 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.129 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 116 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.326 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.222 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 117 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.332 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 115 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.411 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 120 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.710 km E of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 6.934 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 126 days ago · 109 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 85

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t7q6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.