M4.8 earthquake 135 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 135 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 27, 1977, 8:52 PM GMT-4 (00:52 UTC), 101 km (63 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
- 1977-06-28 00:52:20 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.476° S, 68.138° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.892 km NE of Calama, Chile · 17964 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.955 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 17949 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6160 km N of Calama, Chile · 17935 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.195 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 17932 days ago · 138 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.2145 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 17928 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pgw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.