M5.0 earthquake 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Feb 18, 1983, 10:18 PM GMT-3 (01:18 UTC), 133 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 124 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-19 01:18:17 UTC
- Depth
- 132.6 km (82.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.427° S, 68.674° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15894 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 15881 days ago · 123 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.7132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15873 days ago · 131 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t5b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.