M4.2 earthquake 21 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 21 km E of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 1:17 AM GMT-3 (04:17 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 38 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-09 04:17:34 UTC
- Depth
- 120.2 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.424° S, 68.720° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- 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: 3 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 14 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.638 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 12 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 10 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tfzh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.