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M5.4 earthquake 22 km SE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Aug 24, 1974, 12:16 AM GMT-4 (04:16 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1974-08-24 04:16:27 UTC
Depth
109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.580° S, 68.750° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.733 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 19022 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.035 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 19014 days ago · 151 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.770 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18995 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 5.351 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18994 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.275 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18966 days ago · 166 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.862 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 19046 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.484 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 19046 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007rm (also filed as iscgem739122). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.