M4.4 earthquake 50 km NW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Calama, Chile on Mon, Mar 12, 2007, 9:54 AM GMT-4 (13:54 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (M), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-12 13:54:31 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.090° S, 69.211° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II) at Maria Elena and Tocopilla.
From the USGS event page for usp000f6js. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 165°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.271 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 7135 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.396 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7118 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6js. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.