M4.3 earthquake 70 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 70 km N of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 8, 1985, 6:11 PM GMT-4 (22:11 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 89 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-08 22:11:24 UTC
- Depth
- 143.1 km (88.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.820° S, 68.852° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.589 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15093 days ago · 150 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.694 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 15081 days ago · 164 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.680 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15072 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.1151 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15065 days ago · 147 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ejm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.