M4.6 earthquake 80 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 80 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 17, 1985, 9:34 PM GMT-4 (01:34 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 151 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-18 01:34:03 UTC
- Depth
- 131.5 km (81.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.903° S, 68.422° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.944 km SE of Calama, Chile · 15072 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.1151 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15069 days ago · 147 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15050 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fy5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.