M5.2 earthquake 71 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 71 km S of Calama, Chile on Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 12:35 PM GMT-3 (15:35 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-25 15:35:06 UTC
- Depth
- 85.5 km (53.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.105° S, 68.967° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 9°, dip 53°, rake -76°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 168°, dip 39°, rake -106°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 338
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.861 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3855 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
- 4.221 km NE of Calama, Chile · 3853 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.844 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3835 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
- 4.220 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3830 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004slu (also filed as gcmt20160225153506, iscgem608354497). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.