M5.1 earthquake 152 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 152 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, Aug 25, 1975, 8:34 PM GMT-4 (00:34 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 1975-08-26 00:34:02 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.092° S, 68.755° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8174 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18606 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.0145 km N of Calama, Chile · 18606 days ago · 132 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.197 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18604 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cm6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.