M4.4 earthquake 91 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 91 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 15, 1982, 4:07 AM GMT-3 (07:07 UTC), 115 km (72 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-15 07:07:25 UTC
- Depth
- 115.3 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.648° S, 68.720° 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 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.018 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16004 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16000 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.993 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15996 days ago · 136 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15994 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15977 days ago · 122 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
- 6.0168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15962 days ago · 121 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15960 days ago · 139 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qxx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.