M3.4 earthquake 117 km W of Colchani, Bolivia
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 117 km W of Colchani, Bolivia on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 7:38 PM GMT-3 (22:38 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 167 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-24 22:38:12 UTC
- Depth
- 154.4 km (95.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.252° S, 68.054° W
- Region
- Bolivia
- 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
- 120°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6844 days ago · 155 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.1122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6820 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6819 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.9128 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6819 days ago · 141 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5137 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6809 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.3166 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6807 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv61. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.