M5.0 earthquake 114 km NNW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 114 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 16, 1986, 5:57 PM GMT-4 (21:57 UTC), 220 km (137 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-16 21:57:38 UTC
- Depth
- 220.2 km (136.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.458° S, 69.219° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.049 km N of Calama, Chile · 14711 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.761 km N of Calama, Chile · 14690 days ago · 175 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.7162 km N of Calama, Chile · 14670 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.643 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 14653 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v43. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.