M4.0 earthquake 40 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 22, 2007, 11:16 PM GMT-4 (03:16 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 62 km ENE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-23 03:16:25 UTC
- Depth
- 93.7 km (58.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.216° S, 68.633° 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
- 97°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.362 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6994 days ago · 119 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6983 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6967 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6963 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgwt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.