M4.0 earthquake 24 km WNW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Calama, Chile on Sun, May 11, 1986, 5:08 AM GMT-4 (09:08 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 68 km SSW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-11 09:08:53 UTC
- Depth
- 126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.383° S, 69.149° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.883 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14730 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.881 km S of Calama, Chile · 14723 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.937 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 14721 days ago · 160 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.446 km SE of Calama, Chile · 14720 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.268 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 14711 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.049 km N of Calama, Chile · 14711 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.761 km N of Calama, Chile · 14689 days ago · 175 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002tw4. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.