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M5.1 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta

3674 d ago · 24 Sept 2016, 20:27 UTC 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 117 km NNE of Calama, Chile on 24 Sept 2016, 20:27 UTC at a depth of 104 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Calama, about 118 km away in Antofagasta, Chile.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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