Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 118 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 118 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jul 27, 2007, 6:09 AM GMT-4 (10:09 UTC), 115 km (71 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-07-27 10:09:19 UTC
Depth
114.7 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.481° S, 68.448° 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
153°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 101 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6996 days ago · 115 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 5.362 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6987 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6985 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6984 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4152 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6977 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6976 days ago · 146 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6970 days ago · 134 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6968 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6963 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6963 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6949 days ago · 109 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6945 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.040 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7008 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.4113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7022 days ago · 129 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.9114 km NE of Calama, Chile · 7022 days ago · 130 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.0150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7025 days ago · 124 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fh6r. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.