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M4.3 earthquake 96 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 96 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Apr 8, 2007, 6:58 PM GMT-4 (22:58 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-08 22:58:51 UTC
Depth
103.5 km (64.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.663° S, 68.543° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000f94b. 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
114°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7113 days ago · 132 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.5134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7106 days ago · 107 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7097 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.6143 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 7097 days ago · 141 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.5123 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7095 days ago · 126 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.7108 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7090 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.9105 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7082 days ago · 120 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.5140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7078 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.5124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7124 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.271 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 7136 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.9122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7146 days ago · 109 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.450 km NW of Calama, Chile · 7146 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f94b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.