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M5.4 earthquake 25 km ESE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 11:58 PM GMT-3 (02:58 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 11:58 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-08-16 02:58:38 UTC
Depth: 107.2 km (66.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 22.505° S, 68.677° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 9
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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: 5.4 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 355°, dip 83°, rake -95°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 217°, dip 9°, rake -49°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 28°
Stations used: 218

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006e1n (also filed as iscgem609354377). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.