Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 114 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 114 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 8, 2007, 3:12 PM GMT-4 (19:12 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-07-08 19:12:58 UTC
Depth
130.3 km (81.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.662° S, 68.215° 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
147

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7021 days ago · 129 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7007 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.362 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6994 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6987 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6983 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6975 days ago · 146 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6970 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  13. 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6967 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6963 days ago · 104 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.0150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7024 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.652 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 7043 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffsx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.