M4.9 earthquake 44 km SE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Jun 22, 1985, 1:54 AM GMT-4 (05:54 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-22 05:54:54 UTC
- Depth
- 99.3 km (61.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.735° S, 68.617° 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 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.220 km NE of Calama, Chile · 15047 days ago · 127 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.142 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 15030 days ago · 153 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002g1x. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.