M4.8 earthquake 51 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 51 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 6, 1977, 9:05 AM GMT-4 (13:05 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km ENE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-06 13:05:20 UTC
- Depth
- 97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.041° S, 68.696° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.744 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 18005 days ago · 149 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.8135 km NE of Calama, Chile · 17990 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.892 km NE of Calama, Chile · 17970 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.955 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 17956 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p6c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.