Earthquakes in Provincia de El Loa, Chile today – live map

This page summarizes earthquakes in Provincia de El Loa (Chile). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M2.9 earthquake near San Pedro de Atacama on 2026-11-01 08:51:18 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile ↓
Earthquakes (last 30 days)
309
Max magnitude (last 30 days)
M4.9
Avg magnitude (last 30 days)
M2.98
Avg depth (last 30 days)
148 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:00 UTC
Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Provincia de El Loa · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 1,710 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 257 days.

Catalogue entries1,71005 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026
Strongest recorded earthquakeM6.9Calama ↗
Depth · median126.0 km1,710 events with valid depth
Last 30 days261Previous 30 days: 233

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

View data table
MonthAnalysis periodCatalogue entries
October 2025 · Partial month05 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 20250
November 202501 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 20250
December 202501 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 20250
January 202601 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026137
February 202601 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026146
March 202601 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 202668
April 202601 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 202675
May 202601 May 2026 – 31 May 2026178
June 202601 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026257
July 202601 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026308
August 202601 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026245
September 202601 Sep 2026 – 30 Sep 2026256
October 2026 · Partial month01 Oct 2026 – 05 Oct 202640

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 1,710

M 2.0 – < 3.0969
M 3.0 – < 4.0660
M 4.0 – < 5.066
M 5.0 – < 6.010
M ≥ 6.05

At what depth did they occur?

1,710 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km9
30 – < 70 km9
70 – < 300 km1,692
300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days261
Previous 30 days233
Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods135

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Provincia de El Loa in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

Data and methodology

Analysis period: 05 Oct 2025 16:00 – 05 Oct 2026 16:00 UTC

Data and methodology

Reports are first reconciled using existing event associations. Additional reports from different sources are consolidated only when every pair is within 5 seconds, 10 km and 0.5 magnitude units, source groups do not overlap and exactly one group matches. Ambiguous cases remain separate. The preferred report determines magnitude, time and area; period and magnitude filters are applied afterwards. The start is included and the end excluded (UTC).

18 additional source reports were consolidated during source reconciliation.

Events assigned to Provincia de El Loa in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

Source reports used

The preferred report of each group is counted. Source priority follows the earthquake list. Different magnitude types and recording gaps limit comparability.

  • EMSC1,645
  • GFZ30
  • USGS28
  • ISC3
  • RESIF2
  • USP1
  • SCEDC1

The profile is recalculated hourly from the earthquake catalogue. Later source revisions may also change historical values.

Data as of: 05 Oct 2026 · 16:32 UTC

Map (last 30 days)

< 2 2–4 4–5 ≥ 5

About Provincia de El Loa

El Loa Province is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.

Seismic activity in 2026

In 2026, Provincia de El Loa recorded 2001 earthquakes within Chile. The average magnitude was M3.04. The strongest event reached M6.9.

Based on the number of recorded earthquakes in 2026, Provincia de El Loa is currently among the Top 5 most active regions in Chile (rank #1 by count).

Considering the strongest recorded event in 2026, Provincia de El Loa is among the Top 5 strongest regions in Chile (rank #1 by max magnitude).

Located on the South America Plate.

Earthquakes in Provincia de El Loa (last 30 days)

M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-11-01 · 08:51 UTC · 231 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-11-01 · 06:18 UTC · 135 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-11-01 · 06:14 UTC · 85 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-11-01 · 05:55 UTC · 138 km
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M3.3
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-11-01 · 02:50 UTC · 228 km
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M4.5
Calama
2026-11-01 · 01:24 UTC · 120 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-11-01 · 00:38 UTC · 125 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-31 · 20:36 UTC · 101 km
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M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-31 · 14:39 UTC · 224 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-31 · 14:00 UTC · 149 km
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M3.0
Ollagüe
2026-10-31 · 09:22 UTC · 147 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-31 · 02:01 UTC · 134 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-30 · 23:04 UTC · 102 km
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M3.2
Calama
2026-10-30 · 20:38 UTC · 121 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-30 · 19:29 UTC · 136 km
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M2.6
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-30 · 18:31 UTC · 242 km
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M2.6
Ollagüe
2026-10-30 · 17:46 UTC · 141 km
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M3.3
Calama
2026-10-30 · 16:30 UTC · 115 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-30 · 14:44 UTC · 113 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-30 · 12:46 UTC · 117 km
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M2.8
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-30 · 12:25 UTC · 240 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-30 · 07:55 UTC · 121 km
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M3.3
Calama
2026-10-30 · 07:45 UTC · 129 km
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M3.5
Calama
2026-10-30 · 07:20 UTC · 108 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-30 · 04:57 UTC · 231 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-30 · 04:16 UTC · 129 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-30 · 03:42 UTC · 140 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-29 · 23:48 UTC · 125 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-29 · 17:00 UTC · 112 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-29 · 16:27 UTC · 114 km
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M2.5
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-29 · 14:05 UTC · 121 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-29 · 10:32 UTC · 128 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-29 · 07:46 UTC · 119 km
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M2.7
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-29 · 07:34 UTC · 107 km
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M3.2
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-29 · 04:03 UTC · 210 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-28 · 23:48 UTC · 133 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-28 · 22:48 UTC · 132 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-28 · 19:49 UTC · 218 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-28 · 18:15 UTC · 126 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-28 · 14:28 UTC · 133 km
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M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-28 · 12:05 UTC · 113 km
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M2.7
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-28 · 10:53 UTC · 129 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-28 · 08:07 UTC · 240 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-28 · 06:51 UTC · 108 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-28 · 06:07 UTC · 117 km
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M3.2
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-27 · 20:55 UTC · 208 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-27 · 20:54 UTC · 139 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-27 · 19:47 UTC · 96 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-27 · 17:51 UTC · 124 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-27 · 14:09 UTC · 112 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-27 · 12:00 UTC · 132 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-27 · 11:13 UTC · 123 km
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M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-27 · 09:40 UTC · 91 km
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M3.3
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-27 · 05:42 UTC · 263 km
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M2.8
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-27 · 05:09 UTC · 240 km
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M2.7
Ollagüe
2026-10-27 · 04:48 UTC · 135 km
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M3.1
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-27 · 03:35 UTC · 195 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-27 · 03:11 UTC · 126 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-27 · 02:47 UTC · 123 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-27 · 01:53 UTC · 108 km
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M3.5
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-26 · 23:23 UTC · 232 km
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M3.2
Calama
2026-10-26 · 18:29 UTC · 126 km
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M3.8
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-26 · 16:02 UTC · 206 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-26 · 12:31 UTC · 121 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-26 · 10:04 UTC · 209 km
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M3.4
Calama
2026-10-26 · 07:21 UTC · 91 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-26 · 05:01 UTC · 129 km
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M2.7
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-26 · 01:53 UTC · 223 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-25 · 23:46 UTC · 126 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 21:29 UTC · 229 km
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M2.6
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 20:44 UTC · 111 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-25 · 19:48 UTC · 123 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-25 · 19:21 UTC · 127 km
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M3.1
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 19:09 UTC · 218 km
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M3.2
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 18:13 UTC · 234 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-25 · 17:57 UTC · 116 km
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M2.9
Chiuchiu
2026-10-25 · 17:19 UTC · 84 km
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M2.8
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 17:04 UTC · 74 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-25 · 14:50 UTC · 117 km
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M4.4
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 13:23 UTC · 137 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-25 · 12:14 UTC · 132 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-25 · 09:41 UTC · 112 km
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M2.6
Chiuchiu
2026-10-25 · 09:09 UTC · 80 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-25 · 09:01 UTC · 118 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-25 · 03:42 UTC · 141 km
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M3.7
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-25 · 03:30 UTC · 170 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-25 · 02:01 UTC · 77 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-24 · 20:16 UTC · 96 km
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M3.3
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-24 · 20:07 UTC · 195 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-24 · 19:10 UTC · 111 km
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M2.9
Calama
2026-10-24 · 19:08 UTC · 109 km
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M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-24 · 07:52 UTC · 213 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-23 · 21:44 UTC · 71 km
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M3.3
Calama
2026-10-23 · 21:00 UTC · 111 km
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M3.6
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-23 · 15:22 UTC · 226 km
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M2.9
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-23 · 12:05 UTC · 203 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-23 · 09:30 UTC · 121 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-23 · 08:13 UTC · 148 km
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M3.1
Calama
2026-10-23 · 06:13 UTC · 113 km
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M3.4
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-23 · 05:58 UTC · 215 km
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M3.3
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-23 · 04:58 UTC · 215 km
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M3.4
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-23 · 04:38 UTC · 202 km
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M3.0
Calama
2026-10-23 · 04:06 UTC · 115 km
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M2.5
Calama
2026-10-23 · 03:44 UTC · 91 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-23 · 01:10 UTC · 151 km
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M4.4
Calama
2026-10-22 · 21:37 UTC · 99 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-22 · 16:34 UTC · 127 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-22 · 16:24 UTC · 140 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-22 · 12:37 UTC · 128 km
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M2.6
Ollagüe
2026-10-22 · 12:11 UTC · 138 km
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M2.8
Calama
2026-10-22 · 05:15 UTC · 103 km
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M3.1
Calama
2026-10-22 · 03:31 UTC · 128 km
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M4.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-22 · 00:14 UTC · 233 km
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M3.1
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-21 · 23:23 UTC · 176 km
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M3.1
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-21 · 23:18 UTC · 224 km
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M3.1
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-21 · 19:47 UTC · 214 km
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M2.6
Calama
2026-10-21 · 18:40 UTC · 124 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-21 · 16:28 UTC · 234 km
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M2.7
Calama
2026-10-21 · 15:03 UTC · 107 km
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M3.0
San Pedro de Atacama
2026-10-21 · 14:55 UTC · 174 km
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