Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 132 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 132 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Dec 4, 2007, 9:54 AM GMT-3 (12:54 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 95 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2007-12-04 12:54:58 UTC
Depth
126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.418° S, 68.295° 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
111°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6868 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6857 days ago · 138 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 136 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 127 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6835 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6831 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6827 days ago · 134 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6824 days ago · 129 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6820 days ago · 152 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6820 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6815 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.4156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6874 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.046 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6892 days ago · 150 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 6900 days ago · 116 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftu9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.