M5.0 earthquake 22 km SSE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 2, 1987, 6:43 PM GMT-3 (21:43 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 64 km E of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-02 21:43:34 UTC
- Depth
- 111.7 km (69.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.636° S, 68.829° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.364 km E of Tocopilla, Chile · 14198 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.783 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14191 days ago · 174 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 14153 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00039up. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.