M4.5 earthquake 101 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 101 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 13, 1984, 1:22 AM GMT-3 (04:22 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 136 km NE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-13 04:22:15 UTC
- Depth
- 120.0 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.543° S, 68.828° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0136 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15256 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.3Chile-Bolivia border region · 15250 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029ze. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.