M5.2 earthquake 36 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 16, 1977, 7:31 AM GMT-3 (10:31 UTC), 125 km (78 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-16 10:31:05 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.589° S, 68.594° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.048 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 17833 days ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.2Antofagasta, Chile · 17792 days ago · 158 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rhv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.