M4.0 earthquake 29 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Nov 4, 2007, 5:02 AM GMT-3 (08:02 UTC), 141 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 30 km E 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 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-04 08:02:02 UTC
- Depth
- 140.5 km (87.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.234° S, 68.759° 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
- 140°
- Stations used
- 8
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 150 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.046 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 118 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.328 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6890 days ago · 99 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.123 km S of Calama, Chile · 6869 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6857 days ago · 138 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6849 days ago · 107 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fryc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.