M4.9 earthquake 31 km SE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 12, 2007, 6:16 AM GMT-4 (10:16 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 63 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-12 10:16:29 UTC
- Depth
- 99.7 km (62.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.673° S, 68.729° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.359 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 7061 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.563 km S of Calama, Chile · 7046 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.652 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 7044 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.8Antofagasta, Chile · 7028 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.181 km S of Calama, Chile · 7024 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbu6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.