M4.8 earthquake 12 km WSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Calama, Chile on Fri, Nov 21, 1980, 10:58 PM GMT-3 (01:58 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 34 km ESE 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
- 1980-11-22 01:58:48 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.493° S, 69.043° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.134 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 16747 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.736 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 16742 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.677 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16695 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.127 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 16690 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ax8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.