M4.7 earthquake 43 km SE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Apr 5, 1976, 1:56 PM GMT-4 (17:56 UTC), 97 km (60 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
- 1976-04-05 17:56:52 UTC
- Depth
- 97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.754° S, 68.650° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 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 usp0000fse. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.