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M5.1 earthquake 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 5:27 PM GMT-3 (20:27 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 5:27 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-09-24 20:27:18 UTC
Depth: 104.4 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 21.536° S, 68.354° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, 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: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 20°, dip 56°, rake -82°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 187°, dip 35°, rake -100°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.2 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 21°
Stations used: 321

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006scg (also filed as iscgem609561437). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.