Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 153 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 153 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 30, 1976, 6:12 PM GMT-3 (21:12 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 149 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-11-30 21:12:40 UTC
Depth
119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.079° S, 68.781° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18201 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.4162 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18199 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.2164 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 18198 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 5.6167 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 18198 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.9156 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 18193 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.8174 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18189 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.6172 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18185 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.195 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 18183 days ago · 225 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18182 days ago · 111 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.8149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18174 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.9175 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 18168 days ago · 136 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.7126 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18164 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.1109 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18157 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.3146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18202 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.9158 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18202 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.1157 km E of Iquique, Chile · 18202 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.5145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18202 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.2163 km E of Iquique, Chile · 18202 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 6.5132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 18202 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kjx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.