M4.3 earthquake 59 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Wed, May 30, 2007, 7:49 AM GMT-4 (11:49 UTC), 71 km (44 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
- 4.3 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-30 11:49:27 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.975° S, 69.088° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.563 km S of Calama, Chile · 7046 days ago · 105 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.652 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 7044 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.8Antofagasta, Chile · 7028 days ago · 86 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.181 km S of Calama, Chile · 7024 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.230 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 7011 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7007 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fd1m. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.