M4.9 earthquake 40 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jan 12, 1974, 8:46 PM GMT-3 (23:46 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-01-12 23:46:44 UTC
- Depth
- 91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.561° S, 68.547° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.785 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19234 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.661 km NE of Calama, Chile · 19223 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.745 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19246 days ago · 102 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.520 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19249 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 19255 days ago · 149 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.944 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19255 days ago · 102 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.334 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19256 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.445 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19256 days ago · 105 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.537 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19260 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004x6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.