M4.0 earthquake 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 150 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jul 5, 2007, 8:09 PM GMT-4 (00:09 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-06 00:09:40 UTC
- Depth
- 124.3 km (77.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.281° S, 68.202° 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
- 112°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9114 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7021 days ago · 130 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.4113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7021 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 101 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.6143 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6998 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6986 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6983 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6976 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6975 days ago · 146 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffjt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.