M4.4 earthquake 20 km WSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Calama, Chile on Sun, Feb 14, 1988, 5:58 PM GMT-3 (20:58 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 35 km SE 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-02-14 20:58:32 UTC
- Depth
- 113.6 km (70.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.548° S, 69.095° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Calama.
From the USGS event page for usp0003d0z. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.540 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 14090 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.635 km SE of Calama, Chile · 14073 days ago · 153 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.229 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 14064 days ago · 149 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003d0z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.