M4.7 earthquake 31 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Mar 30, 1975, 5:37 PM GMT-4 (21:37 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-30 21:37:15 UTC
- Depth
- 103.0 km (64.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.334° S, 68.652° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.359 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18774 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.764 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18755 days ago · 125 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.038 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18755 days ago · 219 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ae9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.