M4.8 earthquake 80 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 80 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 1, 1980, 8:14 PM GMT-4 (00:14 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 67 km NE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-02 00:14:26 UTC
- Depth
- 88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.739° S, 68.804° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 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 usp00017wv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.