M4.7 earthquake 22 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 22 km S of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 28, 1988, 5:44 PM GMT-3 (20:44 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 62 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-01-28 20:44:34 UTC
- Depth
- 88.3 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.661° S, 68.952° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.162 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 14108 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.420 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 14106 days ago · 114 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.540 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14088 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.999 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 14073 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.635 km SE of Calama, Chile · 14070 days ago · 153 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003chb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.