Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 112 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 112 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Dec 19, 2007, 1:23 AM GMT-3 (04:23 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2007-12-19 04:23:23 UTC
Depth
137.9 km (85.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.503° S, 68.544° 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.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 136 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 127 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 118 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6838 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6833 days ago · 131 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6828 days ago · 134 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6825 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6822 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6821 days ago · 152 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6821 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6817 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6814 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 112 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6811 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6802 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6799 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6798 days ago · 130 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6869 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.9132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6873 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6875 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000furn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.