M5.0 earthquake 18 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 29, 1982, 2:05 AM GMT-3 (05:05 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 68 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-29 05:05:46 UTC
- Depth
- 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.329° S, 68.815° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.993 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15996 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15977 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15962 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15960 days ago · 139 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.170 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15949 days ago · 129 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r6c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.