M4.8 earthquake 32 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 32 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jun 10, 2019, 1:27 AM GMT-4 (05:27 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.8	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.078 · 16 stations
4.7	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003xkb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.