M4.9 earthquake 23 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 7:39 AM GMT-3 (10:39 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-06 10:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 118.2 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.299° S, 68.770° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 76
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 24 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.762 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 22 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.221 km E of Calama, Chile · 21 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 12 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.638 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 10 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 8 days ago · 111 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tep0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.