M4.7 earthquake 98 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 98 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 12, 1987, 4:31 PM GMT-3 (19:31 UTC), 130 km (81 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-12 19:31:43 UTC
- Depth
- 129.9 km (80.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.758° S, 68.332° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14466 days ago · 143 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.175 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14456 days ago · 122 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.1127 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 14449 days ago · 183 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14425 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.1127 km N of Calama, Chile · 14416 days ago · 194 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032e8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.