Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 59 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 5, 1983, 8:03 PM GMT-4 (00:03 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 56 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1983-06-06 00:03:58 UTC
Depth
121.7 km (75.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.083° S, 68.515° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15818 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.0138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15817 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.0123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15797 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.859 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15778 days ago · 130 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.841 km S of Calama, Chile · 15777 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.556 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 15776 days ago · 126 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.5114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15767 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.431 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15764 days ago · 162 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.843 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 15826 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vxq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.