Chile earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 68 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 68 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jan 10, 1983, 6:17 AM GMT-3 (09:17 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1983-01-10 09:17:34 UTC
Depth
121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.006° S, 68.470° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15959 days ago · 139 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.170 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15949 days ago · 129 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.0116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15921 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.149 km E of Calama, Chile · 15908 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15971 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15976 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s4c (also filed as gcmtb011083b, gcmt19830110091732, iscgem584401). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.