M4.8 earthquake 31 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 18, 1973, 12:39 AM GMT-4 (04:39 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-18 04:39:47 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.362° S, 68.634° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.345 km E of Calama, Chile · 19508 days ago · 86 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.248 km E of Calama, Chile · 19502 days ago · 121 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000zh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.