28 quakes Mag. 2+

12 quakes Mag. 3+

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Latest quakes in or near Tarapaca, Chile - list, stats and map

Latest See all	Mag. 3.3 earthquake 21 km north of Calama - Antofagasta, Chile -
Strongest past 7 days	Mag. 4.5 South Pacific Ocean - Antofagasta, Chile -

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In the past 24 hours, Tarapaca has had 5 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.0.

In the past 7 days, Tarapaca has had 28 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5:

2 quakes above magnitude 4
10 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
16 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	5 quakes	no data	3	2	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	28 quakes	no data	16	10	2	-	-	-
Past 30 days	123 quakes	no data	70	40	12	1	-	-
Past 3 years	6,438 quakes	11	3,770	2,232	391	33	1	-

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (49 quakes):

Latest quakes in or near Tarapaca, Chile - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 23, 12:49 am (Santiago)	3.3 106 km	100 km (62 mi) to the S	21 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile I FELT IT	Info
Apr 22, 10:36 pm (La Paz)	2.6 236 km	93 km (58 mi) to the SE	298 km southwest of Ciudad Potosi, Potosi, Bolivia	Info
Apr 22, 08:57 pm (Santiago)	3.0 122 km	58 km (36 mi) to the N	Parinacota, 95 km east of Arica, Arica, Arica and Parinacota, Chile I FELT IT	Info
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (11 quakes)
Apr 22, 03:36 pm (Santiago)	2.7 112 km		168 km southeast of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile	Info
Apr 22, 03:22 pm (Santiago)	2.7 131 km	61 km (38 mi) to the SE	91 km northeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	Info
Apr 22, 12:29 pm (Santiago)	3.0 112 km		Iquique, 71 km southeast of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile I FELT IT	Info
Apr 22, 08:57 am (Santiago)	2.7 137 km	35 km (22 mi) to the SE	132 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	Info
Apr 22, 07:15 am (Santiago)	3.0 120 km		Iquique, 29 km northeast of Camina, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile I FELT IT	Info
Apr 22, 05:29 am (Santiago)	2.6 114 km		Chile: 49 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi	Info
Apr 22, 04:32 am (Santiago)	2.7 87 km		Iquique, 41 km south of Pica, Tamarugal, Tarapaca, Chile	Info
Apr 22, 02:59 am (Santiago)	2.5 120 km	43 km (27 mi) to the SE	122 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7 x 10¹¹ joules (194 megawatt hours, equivalent to 167 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,800 quakes on average per year in or near Tarapaca, Chile:

Mag. 8 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
Mag. 7 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.81 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 16.6 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 127 quakes per year (or 10.6 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 776 quakes per year (or 65 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 4.8 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 1,800 quakes per year (or 4.8 quakes per day)

Tarapaca has a very high level of seismic activity. Tarapaca has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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Tarapaca Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Tarapaca, Chile?

Tarapaca has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,800 quakes on average per year in or near Tarapaca, Chile. Tarapaca has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Tarapaca, Chile?

On average, Tarapaca has about 776 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 127 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 16.6 quakes per year).

+When was the latest earthquake in Tarapaca?

The last earthquake in Tarapaca occurred 2 hours and 13 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:

Mag. 3.3 earthquake 21 km north of Calama - Antofagasta, Chile -

A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit 21 km (13 mi) away from Calama, Antofagasta, Chile, in the early morning of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 12.49 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 106 km (66 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Tarapaca in the past 7 days?

In the past 7 days, Tarapaca was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 10 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 16 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

+What was the strongest quake in Tarapaca in the past 7 days?

The strongest earthquake in Tarapaca in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 4.5 and occurred 4 days ago:

Mag. 4.5 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Antofagasta, Chile -

A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Antofagasta Region, Chile, in the early afternoon of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 3.48 pm local time (GMT -5). The quake had a shallow depth of 39 km (24 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).