Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 156 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Dec 1, 2007, 3:27 PM GMT-3 (18:27 UTC), 103 km (64 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-12-01 18:27:05 UTC
Depth
103.3 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.978° S, 68.883° 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
101°
Stations used
31

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. 3.9132 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6873 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.598 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6871 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6869 days ago · 104 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6858 days ago · 138 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6842 days ago · 155 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6833 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6828 days ago · 134 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6825 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.1122 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6817 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6816 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.7134 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6891 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.6162 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6892 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.2124 km N of Calama, Chile · 6893 days ago · 150 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 6901 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ftp7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.