M4.3 earthquake 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 6, 1987, 8:55 AM GMT-3 (11:55 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 75 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-06 11:55:27 UTC
- Depth
- 108.8 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.976° S, 68.801° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.846 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14488 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.798 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14476 days ago · 130 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14475 days ago · 143 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.175 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14465 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031ep. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.