M4.8 earthquake 41 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Tue, May 29, 1973, 9:25 AM GMT-4 (13:25 UTC), 111 km (69 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
- 1973-05-29 13:25:17 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.266° S, 68.582° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3101 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19444 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.8100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19442 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.879 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19439 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001z0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.