Chile earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 168 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 168 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 12:47 AM GMT-3 (03:47 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0 (mw), strong
Local time: Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 12:47 AM GMT-3
UTC: 1982-12-31 03:47:28 UTC
Depth: 118.0 km (73.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 20.993° S, 68.464° W
Region: Chile
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rwv (also filed as gcmtb123182a, gcmt19821231034722, iscgem588246). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.