Chile earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 143 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 143 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Aug 12, 2007, 11:24 AM GMT-4 (15:24 UTC), 114 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
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2007-08-12 15:24:57 UTC
Depth
114.4 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.477° S, 68.014° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
9

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6983 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6975 days ago · 146 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6967 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 104 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6948 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6944 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6941 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.5128 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6939 days ago · 226 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6938 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 5.362 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6994 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5131 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7002 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.2118 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 7003 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjgp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.