M4.8 earthquake 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 7, 1983, 6:38 PM GMT-4 (22:38 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-07 22:38:13 UTC
- Depth
- 108.9 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.719° S, 68.724° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.888 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15746 days ago · 127 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.8Antofagasta, Chile · 15735 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3139 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15723 days ago · 143 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15713 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 4.431 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15758 days ago · 162 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5114 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15761 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.556 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 15770 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.859 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15772 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 15781 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xg2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.