Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 120 km depth15 Mar 21:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.15 Mar 21:33: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 152.10 to 120.00 km (from 95 to 75 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.4 km (5.9 mi) towards ENE.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 15, 2026 21:25:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Mar 15, 2026, at 06:25 pm (GMT -3)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth120 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude21.12°S / 68.74°WProvincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileAlso near: Bolivia 30 km (19 mi) awaySeismic antipode21.12°N / 111.26°EChinaShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAucanquilcha (30 km / 19 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 6.8°C (44 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoMar 15, 2026 21:25 GMT / Mar 15, 2026 06:25 pm (GMT -3)Lat / Lng: -21.12 / -68.74: Tarapaca, ChileSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.8 / 152 km, CSN: 3.8 / 152 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22811899',-21.12000,-68.74000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Tarapaca, Chile',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChileNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Huatacondo, a town with 55 inhabitants in Chile, in 39 km (24 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry39 km (24 mi)NW of epicenterHuatacondo(pop: 55)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile52 km (32 mi)E of epicenterOllagüe(pop: 134)II: Very weakProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile93 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterPica(pop: 9,300)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile102 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterQuillagua(pop: 141)II: Very weakProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile102 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterColonia Pintados(pop: 143)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile104 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterOficina Victoria(pop: 83)II: Very weakProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterMamiña(pop: 319)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterLa Tirana(pop: 1,530)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile142 km (89 mi)W of epicenterCaleta Chipana(pop: 84)I: Not feltProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile145 km (90 mi)NW of epicenterPozo Almonte(pop: 16,900)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterRio Seco(pop: 145)I: Not feltProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile150 km (93 mi)S of epicenterCalama(pop: 166,300)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile152 km (94 mi)NW of epicenterBaquedano(pop: 587)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile155 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterTarapaca(pop: 121)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile155 km (97 mi)N of epicenterLimaxiña(pop: 64)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterPachica(pop: 168)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile157 km (98 mi)W of epicenterChanavayita(pop: 603)I: Not feltProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile165 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterHuara(pop: 2,860)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterLos Verdes(pop: 216)I: Not feltProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile166 km (103 mi)SW of epicenterMaria Elena(pop: 4,900)I: Not feltProvincia de Tocopilla, Region de AntofagastaChile171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterAlto Hospicio(pop: 142,100)I: Not feltProvincia de Iquique, TarapacáChile177 km (110 mi)N of epicenterSotoca(pop: 49)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile178 km (111 mi)NW of epicenterIquique(pop: 199,600)I: Not feltTarapacáChile186 km (115 mi)SW of epicenterTocopilla(pop: 25,400)I: Not feltRegion de AntofagastaChile205 km (128 mi)N of epicenterColchane(pop: 1,730)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile206 km (128 mi)S of epicenterSierra Gorda(pop: 1,070)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile207 km (129 mi)S of epicenterSan Pedro de Atacama(pop: 2,000)I: Not feltProvincia de El Loa, Region de AntofagastaChile209 km (130 mi)NE of epicenterColchani(pop: 12,000)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia212 km (132 mi)NW of epicenterFrancia(pop: 62)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile212 km (132 mi)E of epicenterUyuni(pop: 10,300)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia213 km (133 mi)N of epicenterCamina(pop: 1,340)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile229 km (142 mi)NW of epicenterPisagua(pop: 443)I: Not feltProvincia del Tamarugal, TarapacáChile262 km (163 mi)E of epicenterAtocha(pop: 1,830)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia263 km (163 mi)NW of epicenterCamarones(pop: 606)I: Not feltArica, Region de Arica y ParinacotaChile271 km (168 mi)SW of epicenterBaquedano(pop: 858)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile280 km (174 mi)E of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 2,430)I: Not feltDepartamento de PotosiBolivia282 km (175 mi)SW of epicenterMejillones(pop: 14,100)I: Not feltProvincia de Antofagasta, Region de AntofagastaChile321 km (200 mi)NE of epicenterChallapata(pop: 8,020)I: Not feltOruroBolivia352 km (219 mi)SE of epicenterSusques(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltJujuy ProvinceArgentinaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-15EpicenterAgency3.9120 km75 mi21:25:19TARAPACA, CHILEEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.8152 km94 mi21:25:18Chile-Bolivia Border Region9.8 km (6.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.8152 km94 mi21:25:1841 km al SO de Mina Collahuasi9.8 km (6.1 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCCSN (National Seismological Center (Centro Sismológico Nacional))Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,600 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 96 quakes per year (or 8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 647 quakes per year (or 54 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 7 days after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Monday, Mar 9, 2026, at 04:17 am local time (America/Santiago GMT -3) in 38 km (23 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 4.3 earthquake 126 km north of Calama - Region de Antofagasta, Chile - Mar 9, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 1 year 34 weeks earlier, on Thursday, Jul 18, 2024, at 09:50 pm local time (America/Santiago GMT -4) in Region de Antofagasta, Chile:Mag. 7.4 earthquake 115 km southeast of Calama - Region de Antofagasta, Chile - Jul 18, 2024 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.2. It had occurred 12 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2014, at 06:46 pm (GMT -5 local time) in Tarapacá, Chile:Mag. 8.2 earthquake South Pacific Ocean - Tarapacá, Chile - Apr 1, 2014 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 15, 01:39 am (GMT -3)3.1132 km65 km (40 mi) to the S 94 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile I FELT ITInfoMar 14, 10:10 pm (GMT -3)3.4131 km63 km (39 mi) to the S 94 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile I FELT ITInfoMar 14, 10:04 pm (GMT -3)3.2138 km30 km (19 mi) to the E 161 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile I FELT ITInfoMar 14, 08:47 pm (GMT -3)3.6128 km41 km (25 mi) to the SE 130 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile I FELT ITInfoMar 14, 05:34 pm (GMT -4)3.2176 km87 km (54 mi) to the E 270 km southwest of Potosi, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia I FELT ITInfoMar 9, 04:17 am (Santiago)4.3129 km38 km (23 mi) to the SE 126 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile I FELT ITInfoMar 6, 11:00 pm (Santiago)4.9119 km42 km (26 mi) to the N Chile-Bolivia Border RegionInfoMar 5, 11:00 pm (Santiago)4.8106 km45 km (28 mi) to the NWProvincia de Iquique, 101 km southeast of Pozo Almonte, Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile 2 reportsInfoFeb 26, 03:45 pm (Santiago)4.5127 km14 km (8.5 mi) to the WProvincia de Iquique, 83 km southeast of Pica, Provincia del Tamarugal, Tarapacá, ChileInfoFeb 26, 07:32 am (Santiago)4.3116 km65 km (40 mi) to the S 96 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoJan 2, 2025 04:43 pm (Santiago)6.199 km76 km (47 mi) to the SWProvincia de Tocopilla, 85 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile 31 reportsInfoJul 18, 2024 09:50 pm (Santiago)7.4145 km233 km (145 mi) to the S 115 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile 170 reportsInfoDec 14, 2020 03:20 pm (Universal Time)5.810 km78 km (48 mi) to the SE 99 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile 17 reportsInfoDec 6, 2020 04:47 pm (Universal Time)6.010 km100 km (62 mi) to the NProvincia del Tamarugal, 139 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile 31 reportsInfoApr 2, 2014 09:43 pm (GMT -5)7.722 km192 km (119 mi) to the WSouth Pacific Ocean, 54 km southwest of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile 7 reportsInfoApr 1, 2014 06:46 pm (GMT -5)8.225 km270 km (168 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 93 km northwest of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile 14 reportsInfoMar 16, 2014 04:17 pm (GMT -5)7.033 km245 km (152 mi) to the NW 68km WNW of Iquique, Chile 2 reportsInfoOct 7, 2012 09:50 pm (Santiago)5.7122 km90 km (56 mi) to the SE 113 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoJun 20, 2011 12:36 pm (Santiago)6.4128 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE 110 km NE of Calama, ChileInfoOct 22, 2010 03:31 pm (La Paz)5.8132 km47 km (29 mi) to the NE 163 km WSW of Colchani, BoliviaInfoFeb 16, 2008 10:45 am (Santiago)6.1130 km45 km (28 mi) to the SE 136 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoNov 14, 2007 11:40 am (Santiago)7.740 km173 km (107 mi) to the SW 36 km southeast of Tocopilla, Provincia de Tocopilla, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoNov 7, 2006 10:25 am (Santiago)5.8121 km88 km (54 mi) to the SE 110 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoOct 17, 2006 12:02 am (La Paz)5.9141 km49 km (30 mi) to the EDepartamento de Potosi, 386 km southwest of Sucre, BoliviaInfoJun 13, 2005 06:44 pm (Santiago)7.8116 km135 km (84 mi) to the N 103 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoJun 16, 2004 09:16 pm (Santiago)5.7115 km41 km (25 mi) to the E 146 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoSep 17, 2003 05:34 pm (Santiago)5.8127 km58 km (36 mi) to the SE 126 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoMar 28, 2002 12:56 am (Santiago)6.5125 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE 107 km NE of Calama, ChileInfoMar 16, 2001 12:36 am (Santiago)5.8115 km79 km (49 mi) to the N Potosi, BoliviaInfoNov 21, 1999 12:51 am (Santiago)5.9101 km70 km (44 mi) to the S 79 km N of Calama, ChileInfoMar 4, 1999 08:33 pm (Santiago)5.8111 km79 km (49 mi) to the N 132 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoJul 30, 1995 01:11 am (Santiago)8.046 km294 km (183 mi) to the SW 36 km north of Antofagasta, Provincia de Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoJan 27, 1992 05:52 am (La Paz)5.8145 km84 km (52 mi) to the SEDepartamento de Potosi, BoliviaInfoNov 1, 1989 02:40 am (La Paz)6.1140 km83 km (51 mi) to the E 278 km southwest of Potosi, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaInfoApr 5, 1989 07:47 pm (Santiago)6.2112 km42 km (26 mi) to the NW 137 km southeast of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoAug 8, 1987 11:48 am (Santiago)7.270 km267 km (166 mi) to the NW 69 km southeast of Arica, Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, ChileInfoDec 30, 1982 11:47 pm (Santiago)6.0118 km32 km (20 mi) to the NE 170 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoDec 11, 1980 02:15 pm (La Paz)6.180 km63 km (39 mi) to the EDepartamento de Potosi, 391 km southwest of Sucre, BoliviaInfoDec 28, 1976 09:51 am (Santiago)5.889 km16 km (9.9 mi) to the EProvincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, 193 km southeast of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoNov 29, 1976 08:40 pm (Santiago)6.582 km69 km (43 mi) to the N 133 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoFeb 5, 1976 05:53 am (Santiago)5.898 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE Antofagasta, ChileInfoDec 27, 1967 05:17 am (Santiago)6.7115 km52 km (32 mi) to the SE 137 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoDec 20, 1967 10:25 pm (Santiago)7.345 km149 km (93 mi) to the SW 37 km northeast of Tocopilla, Provincia de Tocopilla, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoMay 11, 1967 11:05 am (Santiago)6.0109 km91 km (57 mi) to the N 139 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoJun 12, 1965 02:50 pm (Santiago)5.9102 km85 km (53 mi) to the N 127 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoJun 13, 1959 08:12 pm (Santiago)7.1109 km80 km (50 mi) to the N 136 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoJul 11, 1958 03:10 pm (Santiago)6.055 km87 km (54 mi) to the W 126 km southeast of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoNov 29, 1957 06:19 pm (La Paz)7.7233 km211 km (131 mi) to the E 56 km south of Uyuni, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaInfoDec 6, 1953 11:05 pm (Santiago)7.40 km109 km (68 mi) to the S 46 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileInfoOct 4, 1940 07:55 am (Universal Time)7.235 km217 km (135 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 39 km northwest of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoFeb 23, 1933 08:09 am (Universal Time)7.235 km165 km (103 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 35 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, ChileInfoMar 28, 1922 03:58 am (Universal Time)7.2150 km72 km (45 mi) to the E Chile-Bolivia Border RegionInfoAug 25, 1916 05:44 am (La Paz)7.50 km78 km (48 mi) to the E 282 km southwest of Potosi, Departamento de Potosi, BoliviaInfoJun 6, 1915 05:29 pm (La Paz)7.60 km292 km (182 mi) to the N Bolivia: Peru: SInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]