M4.6 earthquake 75 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, May 7, 1985, 3:23 PM GMT-4 (19:23 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 44 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-07 19:23:42 UTC
- Depth
- 86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.077° S, 68.313° 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 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.370 km N of Calama, Chile · 15113 days ago · 143 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.944 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 15095 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.589 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15094 days ago · 150 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.3127 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 15087 days ago · 207 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.694 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 15081 days ago · 164 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.680 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15073 days ago · 132 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.944 km SE of Calama, Chile · 15069 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.1151 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15066 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ehu. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.