M4.4 earthquake 84 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 84 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jul 31, 1974, 8:07 AM GMT-4 (12:07 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-31 12:07:11 UTC
- Depth
- 126.0 km (78.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.070° S, 68.218° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007dp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.