Chile earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 149 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 149 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 28, 1976, 10:51 AM GMT-3 (13:51 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mb), moderate
Local time: Tue, Dec 28, 1976, 10:51 AM GMT-3
UTC: 1976-12-28 13:51:56 UTC
Depth: 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 21.144° S, 68.588° W
Region: Chile
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 185

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kz5 (also filed as iscgem705258). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.