M5.1 earthquake 127 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 127 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 4, 1987, 5:05 PM GMT-3 (20:05 UTC), 194 km (121 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 111 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-04 20:05:32 UTC
- Depth
- 194.3 km (120.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.326° S, 68.714° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2163 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 14411 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6160 km N of Calama, Chile · 14401 days ago · 136 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.4126 km N of Calama, Chile · 14399 days ago · 137 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.3163 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14394 days ago · 157 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.4111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14378 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.4127 km N of Calama, Chile · 14368 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00033xc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.