M4.8 earthquake 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Mar 5, 1985, 2:19 PM GMT-3 (17:19 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 138 km N 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-05 17:19:38 UTC
- Depth
- 139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.493° S, 68.438° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cg1. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.