M4.4 earthquake 46 km SE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jun 8, 1986, 2:54 PM GMT-4 (18:54 UTC), 113 km (70 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-08 18:54:27 UTC
- Depth
- 113.3 km (70.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.783° S, 68.642° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.268 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 14715 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.049 km N of Calama, Chile · 14714 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.230 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14708 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7102 km S of Calama, Chile · 14668 days ago · 143 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002uwk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.