M4.8 earthquake 81 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 81 km S of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jun 4, 1986, 11:42 PM GMT-4 (03:42 UTC), 103 km (64 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-05 03:42:52 UTC
- Depth
- 102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.193° S, 68.979° 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 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.937 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 14721 days ago · 160 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.446 km SE of Calama, Chile · 14720 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.268 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 14711 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.230 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14704 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.7102 km S of Calama, Chile · 14664 days ago · 143 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ut4. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.