M4.2 earthquake 48 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 48 km E of Calama, Chile on Tue, May 8, 1973, 2:58 AM GMT-4 (06:58 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 41 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-08 06:58:49 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.414° S, 68.458° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.593 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19488 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.841 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 19483 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19445 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001rj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.