M4.9 earthquake 61 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 61 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 8:26 AM GMT-3 (11:26 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km ESE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-24 11:26:16 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.152° S, 68.422° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.029 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 18192 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.1109 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18150 days ago · 128 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000key. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.