M4.2 earthquake 29 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Mar 30, 1988, 12:41 AM GMT-4 (04:41 UTC), 149 km (93 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-03-30 04:41:45 UTC
- Depth
- 149.1 km (92.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.593° S, 68.673° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003efb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.