M4.4 earthquake 36 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 9, 1987, 2:29 AM GMT-4 (06:29 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 45 km ENE 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
- 1987-05-09 06:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 119.3 km (74.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.625° S, 68.615° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034us. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.