Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 85 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 85 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Dec 26, 1982, 12:17 AM GMT-3 (03:17 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 149 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-12-26 03:17:48 UTC
Depth
121.9 km (75.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.773° S, 68.541° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 6.0168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15971 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15961 days ago · 121 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15959 days ago · 139 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.170 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15949 days ago · 129 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 5.0116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15922 days ago · 133 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 5.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15994 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.993 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15995 days ago · 136 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.9150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 16000 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.018 km NE of Calama, Chile · 16003 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rr9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.