M4.7 earthquake 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Aug 11, 1981, 3:09 AM GMT-4 (07:09 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-11 07:09:42 UTC
- Depth
- 108.3 km (67.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.848° S, 68.749° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.734 km SE of Calama, Chile · 16475 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.545 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16443 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001f7d. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.