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Calama

American  
[kah-lah-mah] / kɑˈlɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Chile.


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While devastating earthquakes are often linked to these massive megathrust events, the Calama earthquake stood apart from that familiar pattern.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

The probe will be archived until there is a response to the letter of request, which Calama says is unlikely, or new evidence emerges.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2023

Judge Calama also cited Spain’s Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños, to answer questions on July 5.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

Those changes are not immediately evident during my two-hour flight from Santiago to Calama, the region’s northernmost major outpost.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

John, St., of Calama, visits his sister in disguise, 397.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley