M5.1 earthquake 34 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 24, 1980, 5:46 PM GMT-3 (20:46 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-11-24 20:46:36 UTC
- Depth
- 116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.534° S, 68.601° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.736 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 16744 days ago · 114 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.677 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16696 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.127 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 16691 days ago · 117 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001azm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.