M5.8 earthquake 110 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 110 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 5, 1976, 6:53 AM GMT-3 (09:53 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-05 09:53:11 UTC
- Depth
- 98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.702° S, 68.222° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 63
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.432 km E of Calama, Chile · 18486 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18467 days ago · 146 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000exy (also filed as iscgem717530). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.