M3.1 earthquake 23 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km S of Calama, Chile on Thu, Dec 6, 2007, 4:41 AM GMT-3 (07:41 UTC), 97 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 30 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-06 07:41:10 UTC
- Depth
- 97.4 km (60.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.668° S, 68.946° 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 4
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.023 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6867 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6847 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.730 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 3.726 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.643 km E of Calama, Chile · 6825 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6818 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6817 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6809 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftx5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.