Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 137 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 137 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 6:17 PM GMT-4 (22:17 UTC), 110 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-09-26 22:17:50 UTC
Depth
110.4 km (68.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.285° S, 68.470° 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
121°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.9178 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6938 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 5.6151 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6912 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.1135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6911 days ago · 115 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 6900 days ago · 116 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6893 days ago · 150 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.046 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.6162 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6892 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6944 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.8146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6948 days ago · 109 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.9115 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6961 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.964 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6961 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.5123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6962 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.8167 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6963 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.5165 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6969 days ago · 134 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fp64. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.