Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 70 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 70 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jan 22, 1983, 8:49 AM GMT-3 (11:49 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-01-22 11:49:18 UTC
Depth
129.0 km (80.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.024° S, 68.420° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15922 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.149 km E of Calama, Chile · 15909 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.1124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15894 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.264 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15959 days ago · 139 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.668 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15961 days ago · 121 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.3149 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15972 days ago · 130 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.185 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15977 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001sg4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.