M5.1 earthquake 124 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 124 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Mar 18, 1983, 8:25 AM GMT-4 (12:25 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-18 12:25:39 UTC
- Depth
- 130.0 km (80.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.420° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1120 km N of Calama, Chile · 15881 days ago · 123 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.7132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15874 days ago · 131 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.7149 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 15856 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tr5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.