M4.4 earthquake 122 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 122 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Dec 14, 1987, 7:56 PM GMT-3 (22:56 UTC), 141 km (88 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 53 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
- 1987-12-14 22:56:05 UTC
- Depth
- 141.3 km (87.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.577° S, 68.201° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14159 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 14159 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003b9n. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.