M5.4 earthquake 139 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 139 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 3, 1987, 8:04 AM GMT-3 (11:04 UTC), 117 km (73 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-03 11:04:38 UTC
- Depth
- 117.4 km (72.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.380° S, 68.215° 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 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4122 km NE of Calama, Chile · 14162 days ago · 141 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14152 days ago · 114 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 14152 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003awr (also filed as gcmtb120387b, gcmt19871203110432, iscgem449734). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.