M4.8 earthquake 123 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 123 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 2:24 PM GMT-4 (18:24 UTC), 102 km (63 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-04 18:24:17 UTC
- Depth
- 101.6 km (63.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.491° S, 68.318° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.769 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16478 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.545 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16443 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f3x. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.