M4.3 earthquake 40 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 40 km E of Calama, Chile on Mon, Oct 11, 1982, 3:49 AM GMT-3 (06:49 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 18 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-11 06:49:30 UTC
- Depth
- 118.5 km (73.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.436° S, 68.528° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.667 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16051 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.832 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 16039 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.491 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16027 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.018 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16013 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.993 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16005 days ago · 136 km deep · 79 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001q5g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.