M4.5 earthquake 137 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 137 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 8, 1976, 1:26 AM GMT-3 (04:26 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 112 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-08 04:26:13 UTC
- Depth
- 146.0 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.247° S, 68.607° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fbu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.