Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 58 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 58 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:35 AM GMT-3 (09:35 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 59 km W of Ollagüe, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 09:35:10 UTC
Depth
111.0 km (68.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.985° S, 68.659° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.459 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 7 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.776 km W of Ollagüe, Chile · 12 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.259 km NE of María Elena, Chile · 16 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.221 km E of Calama, Chile · 25 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.759 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 25 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.250 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 27 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.923 km NE of Calama, Chile · 27 days ago · 118 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.534 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 30 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.519 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile · 36 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.747 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile · 38 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tj4l. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.