Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 123 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 8:02 AM GMT-4 (12:02 UTC), 104 km (64 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-09-05 12:02:57 UTC
Depth
103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.560° S, 68.210° 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
50°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6948 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6944 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6941 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.5128 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6939 days ago · 226 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6938 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.1135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6912 days ago · 115 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.029 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6903 days ago · 141 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6967 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.0132 km SW of Uyuni, Bolivia · 6975 days ago · 146 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6982 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.5168 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6983 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6984 days ago · 117 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6986 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmg6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.