M4.4 earthquake 108 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 108 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Oct 5, 1974, 7:41 PM GMT-4 (23:41 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 59 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, 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
- 1974-10-05 23:41:21 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.727° S, 68.220° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5110 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18973 days ago · 141 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.275 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18966 days ago · 166 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.6143 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18949 days ago · 170 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.3114 km N of Calama, Chile · 18947 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.759 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18940 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4Antofagasta, Chile · 18940 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000089r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.