M4.2 earthquake 77 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 77 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 19, 1976, 12:32 AM GMT-4 (04:32 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 115 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-19 04:32:10 UTC
- Depth
- 123.0 km (76.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.037° S, 68.318° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gdw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.