M5.3 earthquake 56 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 56 km E of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 22, 1975, 6:53 PM GMT-4 (22:53 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-22 22:53:04 UTC
- Depth
- 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.396° S, 68.377° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bqa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.