M4.1 earthquake 111 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 111 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 24, 1974, 1:47 PM GMT-3 (16:47 UTC), 181 km (112 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 89 km ENE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-24 16:47:35 UTC
- Depth
- 181.0 km (112.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.669° S, 68.252° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7153 km WSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 18897 days ago · 156 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.541 km E of Calama, Chile · 18889 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.889 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 18888 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.2132 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18871 days ago · 194 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000097w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.