Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 116 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Aug 3, 2007, 11:29 PM GMT-4 (03:29 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-08-04 03:29:00 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.504° S, 68.445° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from
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Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
89

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhu6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.