M5.0 earthquake 74 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 74 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 9, 1977, 8:19 AM GMT-4 (12:19 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-09 12:19:08 UTC
- Depth
- 80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.031° S, 68.364° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6153 km NE of Calama, Chile · 18020 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.851 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 18005 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.744 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 17998 days ago · 149 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8135 km NE of Calama, Chile · 17984 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ntp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.