M4.9 earthquake 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 7, 1982, 12:49 AM GMT-3 (03:49 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 154 km NNE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-07 03:49:02 UTC
- Depth
- 136.0 km (84.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.725° S, 68.468° 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 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15994 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15977 days ago · 122 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 130 km deep · 58 km away
- 6.0168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15961 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15959 days ago · 139 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.170 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15949 days ago · 129 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ra8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.