M4.3 earthquake 115 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 115 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Feb 9, 1974, 7:46 AM GMT-3 (10:46 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 113 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. 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
- 1974-02-09 10:46:00 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.503° S, 68.461° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000058h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.