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55 quakes Mag. 2+
37 quakes Mag. 3+
Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
Earthquake activity above average

Latest quakes in or near El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.5 earthquake Chile, El Loa, Antofagasta -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 4.9 75 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 12:27 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near El Loa, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, El Loa has had 5 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.8.
In the past 7 days, El Loa has had 55 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.9:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 33 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 18 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 2.5 Earthquake Chile, 72 km E of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta -
Strongest: Mag. 4.9 Earthquake 75 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile -
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Latest quakes in or near El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 07:48 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 22:48 GMT
2.5

162 km
Chile, 72 km east of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Info
Mar 28, 05:20 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 20:20 GMT
3.8

246 km
Chile, 233 km southeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 05:20 pm (Salta)
Mar 28, 20:20 GMT
3.3

212 km
42 km (26 mi) to the SE Los Andes, Argentina, 172 km northwest of Salta, Capital, Salta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 04:58 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 19:58 GMT
2.5

105 km
32 km (20 mi) to the N Chile, 151 km southeast of Iquique, Iquique, Tarapaca Info
Mar 28, 03:43 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 19:43 GMT
3.1

281 km
El Loa, Chile, 297 km east of Antofagasta, Antofagasta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 02:17 pm (Santiago)
Mar 28, 17:17 GMT
2.7

113 km
Chile, 136 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Info
Mar 28, 08:53 am (Salta)
Mar 28, 11:53 GMT
3.4

191 km
25 km (16 mi) to the SE Los Andes, Argentina, 196 km west of Salta, Capital, Salta
I FELT IT
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Mar 28, 07:46 am (Santiago)
Mar 28, 10:46 GMT
3.6

123 km
Chile, 71 km north of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta
I FELT IT
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 27, 04:02 pm (Santiago)
Mar 27, 19:02 GMT
2.8

106 km
Chile, 53 km southeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Info
Mar 27, 11:05 am (Santiago)
Mar 27, 14:05 GMT
2.8

113 km
Chile, 124 km northeast of Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta Info
Mar 27, 08:23 am (La Paz)
Mar 27, 12:23 GMT
3.1

201 km
12 km (7.5 mi) to the NE Potosi, Bolivia
I FELT IT
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.6 x 1012 joules (990 megawatt hours, equivalent to 852 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,600 quakes on average per year in or near El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.57 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 13.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 229 quakes per year (or 19.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 2,600 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,600 quakes per year (or 7.1 quakes per day)
El Loa has a high level of seismic activity. El Loa has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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