M5.0 earthquake 103 km NNW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 103 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 3, 1978, 10:27 PM GMT-4 (02:27 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 45 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1978-06-04 02:27:22 UTC
- Depth
- 102.0 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.550° S, 69.165° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9149 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 17617 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.245 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 17603 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.392 km NE of Calama, Chile · 17585 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uwn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:38 AM UTC.