M4.8 earthquake 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, May 29, 1986, 6:32 AM GMT-4 (10:32 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 114 km NNW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-29 10:32:23 UTC
- Depth
- 126.2 km (78.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.767° S, 68.600° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0114 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 14713 days ago · 220 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.049 km N of Calama, Chile · 14712 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.761 km N of Calama, Chile · 14691 days ago · 175 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3157 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 14676 days ago · 147 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uja. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.