M4.6 earthquake 67 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 67 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Oct 21, 1982, 7:08 PM GMT-3 (22:08 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 32 km ENE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-21 22:08:51 UTC
- Depth
- 105.4 km (65.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.049° S, 68.431° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.832 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 16030 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.491 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16018 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.018 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16004 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16001 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.993 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15996 days ago · 136 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15994 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qe2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.