An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred only 5 minutes ago 8 km east of Calama, Chile, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 152. km beneath the epicenter near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile, in the afternoon on Monday, May 25th, 2026, at 5:52 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 6.1 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Calama (pop. 166,300) located 8 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Sierra Gorda (pop. 1,100) located 67 km from the epicenter, San Pedro de Atacama (pop. 11,000) 83 km away, Maria Elena (pop. 4,900) 85 km away, and Tocopilla (pop. 25,400) 145 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 25, 2026 05:52 pm (GMT -4) local time (25 May 2026 21:52 GMT)Magnitude: 6.1Depth: 152.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 22.47°S / 68.85°W (Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile)Primary data source: GFZ