Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 138 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 138 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jun 9, 1983, 8:50 AM GMT-4 (12:50 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 138 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-06-09 12:50:51 UTC
Depth
110.6 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.250° S, 68.582° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0138 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15822 days ago · 111 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 5.0123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15803 days ago · 132 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 5.0140 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 15795 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15792 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.859 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15784 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.5114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15773 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.884 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15764 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.259 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15827 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001vzh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.