M4.8 earthquake 177 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 177 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Sep 24, 1977, 1:43 AM GMT-4 (05:43 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-24 05:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 104.0 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.887° S, 68.572° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qsq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.