M3.9 earthquake 74 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 74 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Jan 28, 2008, 12:14 AM GMT-3 (03:14 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 41 km S of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-28 03:14:37 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.003° S, 70.195° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.216 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6815 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.065 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6809 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6802 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.361 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6797 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.437 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6791 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.375 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6781 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.941 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6779 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.290 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6763 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 4.284 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6825 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.046 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6829 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.979 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6833 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
- 3.867 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6842 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.061 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6847 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.619 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6849 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxm3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.