M5.2 earthquake 132 km NNW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 132 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Tue, Sep 5, 1978, 12:24 AM GMT-4 (04:24 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-05 04:24:18 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.282° S, 69.184° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 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 usp0000wd7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.