Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 46 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 1:50 AM GMT-3 (04:50 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 30 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (m), light
Local time
UTC
2007-11-14 04:50:01 UTC
Depth
117.8 km (73.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.096° S, 68.686° 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
109°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.328 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6890 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.9132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6872 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.123 km S of Calama, Chile · 6870 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6857 days ago · 138 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6849 days ago · 107 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 136 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.730 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6840 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 150 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 6900 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.029 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6902 days ago · 141 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6911 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.467 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6921 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsgx. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.