M4.4 earthquake 111 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 111 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Feb 13, 1987, 3:00 PM GMT-3 (18:00 UTC), 143 km (89 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-02-13 18:00:49 UTC
- Depth
- 142.5 km (88.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.577° S, 68.401° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.175 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14462 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.1127 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 14455 days ago · 183 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14432 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.1127 km N of Calama, Chile · 14422 days ago · 194 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.2163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 14417 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00032ey. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.