Chile earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 45 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 45 km E of Calama, Chile on Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 2:44 AM GMT-3 (05:44 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time: Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 2:44 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2016-10-31 05:44:30 UTC
Depth: 91.9 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 22.390° S, 68.486° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.1 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 158°, dip 84°, rake 108°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 266°, dip 19°, rake 18°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.0 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 23°
Stations used: 250

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000736z (also filed as iscgem609625258). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.