M4.0 earthquake 65 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, 11:16 AM GMT-3 (14:16 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 85 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (M), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-08 14:16:49 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.432° S, 69.798° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fyf2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 115°
- Stations used
- 10
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.484 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6803 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.361 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6798 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.375 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6783 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.942 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6772 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.792 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 6752 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fyf2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.