M4.1 earthquake 49 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 49 km E of Calama, Chile on Thu, Mar 3, 1983, 10:03 PM GMT-3 (01:03 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 94 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-04 01:03:12 UTC
- Depth
- 96.1 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.515° S, 68.451° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tez. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.