Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 153 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 153 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 7, 2007, 1:13 PM GMT-3 (16:13 UTC), 104 km (65 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
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2007-12-07 16:13:44 UTC
Depth
104.0 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.068° S, 68.842° 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
132°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6859 days ago · 138 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6844 days ago · 136 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6843 days ago · 155 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6834 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6826 days ago · 129 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6822 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6818 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.9132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6874 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6877 days ago · 103 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.7134 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6892 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.6162 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6893 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6894 days ago · 150 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fu03. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.