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M4.4 Earthquake near 37 km SSW of Calama, Chile

UTC time: 2025-01-28 12:26:19 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
107.8 km
Source
USGS

37 km SSW of Calama, Chile

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 37 km SSW of Calama, Chile on January 28, 2025 at 12:26 UTC. At around 108 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1151e08386bcf703c501c6aea414975d1e0c7a80
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
107.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 12:26:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-22.75130, -69.10600

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 107.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 107.8 km
Intermediate
107.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sairecabur
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'961 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Licancabur
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'916 m ·Chile-Bolivia
  • Putana
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'884 m ·Last eruption: 1810 ·Chile
  • Purico Complex
    Distance: 142 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 5'703 m ·Chile
  • Lascar
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 5'592 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Chile
  • Guayaques
    Distance: 159 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 5'598 m ·Chile-Bolivia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • El Loa AirportChile · CJC · SCCF
    35.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-28

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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