M4.3 earthquake 101 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jul 6, 1973, 3:23 AM GMT-4 (07:23 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 141 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-06 07:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.854° S, 68.182° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8100 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19442 days ago · 126 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.879 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19438 days ago · 103 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.6153 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 19422 days ago · 159 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8141 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19417 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.8141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 19391 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002k2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.