M4.0 earthquake 61 km ENE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 61 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Aug 31, 2007, 7:13 PM GMT-4 (23:13 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 123 km NE 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
- 2007-08-31 23:13:14 UTC
- Depth
- 110.7 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.302° S, 68.348° 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
- 105°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
Before
- 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6983 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6986 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.362 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6994 days ago · 119 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.6116 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6995 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm3t. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.