M5.3 earthquake 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 154 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 8, 1982, 6:00 PM GMT-3 (21:00 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 168 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-08 21:00:16 UTC
- Depth
- 108.2 km (67.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.295° S, 68.097° 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 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15977 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4110 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 15977 days ago · 201 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1175 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 15975 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15973 days ago · 130 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.0168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15962 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15960 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.170 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15950 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rb0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.