M4.7 earthquake 43 km E of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 43 km E of Calama, Chile on Fri, May 8, 1987, 11:41 AM GMT-4 (15:41 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 111 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
- 1987-05-08 15:41:15 UTC
- Depth
- 122.0 km (75.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.396° S, 68.506° 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 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.436 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 14382 days ago · 119 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.4111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14378 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.245 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 14359 days ago · 104 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.6105 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14342 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034ua. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.