M4.1 earthquake 33 km SW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Calama, Chile on Wed, Feb 6, 1980, 2:29 AM GMT-3 (05:29 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 39 km S 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-02-06 05:29:21 UTC
- Depth
- 97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.635° S, 69.192° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00015b4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.