M3.9 earthquake 64 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 64 km NE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 10:27 PM GMT-4 (02:27 UTC), 117 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 137 km NNE 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-06 02:27:45 UTC
- Depth
- 116.5 km (72.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.018° S, 68.518° 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
- 114°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6950 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6946 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5137 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6943 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6914 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.029 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6905 days ago · 141 km deep · 35 km away
Before
- 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6965 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.061 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6969 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.4101 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6985 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.5115 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6986 days ago · 117 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.5143 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6988 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmhg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.