M4.4 earthquake 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 10, 1983, 12:48 AM GMT-4 (04:48 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 114 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-10 04:48:23 UTC
- Depth
- 106.6 km (66.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.107° S, 68.385° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15762 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.884 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15753 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.888 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15747 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3139 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15724 days ago · 143 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wps. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.