Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 46 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 46 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 7:12 AM GMT-4 (11:12 UTC), 118 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 33 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-07-22 11:12:51 UTC
Depth
118.3 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.176° S, 68.587° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.434 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile · 59 days ago · 140 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.231 km NE of Calama, Chile · 53 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.355 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 45 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.629 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 37 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.747 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 33 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.534 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 25 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.833 km NE of Calama, Chile · 23 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 22 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 20 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.221 km E of Calama, Chile · 20 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 11 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.352 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 75 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.347 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 92 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.336 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.349 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 94 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.453 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 120 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.325 km NE of Calama, Chile · 94 days ago · 114 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.337 km NE of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 110 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.432 km N of Calama, Chile · 96 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.019 km NE of Calama, Chile · 97 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2fx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.