M4.9 earthquake 114 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 114 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Tue, Nov 12, 1985, 11:07 PM GMT-3 (02:07 UTC), 92 km (57 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
- 1985-11-13 02:07:26 UTC
- Depth
- 91.8 km (57.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.439° S, 69.271° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.961 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14916 days ago · 150 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.0101 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14887 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mqm. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.