M5.0 earthquake 114 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 114 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Jun 30, 2010, 6:24 PM GMT-4 (22:24 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 80 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-06-30 22:24:24 UTC
- Depth
- 131.2 km (81.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.478° S, 68.572° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Oficina Maria Elena and (II) at Mejillones.
From the USGS event page for usp000herd. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 179
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5139 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 5936 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.380 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 5929 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 40
- 5.1147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5925 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.3153 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 5902 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1106 km NE of Calama, Chile · 5888 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.1142 km N of Calama, Chile · 5885 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000herd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.