M5.1 earthquake 92 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 92 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 24, 1975, 10:21 PM GMT-4 (02:21 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-25 02:21:45 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.716° S, 68.519° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.983 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 18812 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.731 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 18810 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.1166 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18768 days ago · 152 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.764 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18756 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.038 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18756 days ago · 219 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ac0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.