M4.6 earthquake 77 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 77 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 15, 1981, 8:49 PM GMT-3 (23:49 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-15 23:49:04 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.821° S, 68.605° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 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 usp0001br7. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.