M4.2 earthquake 90 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Mar 25, 2008, 9:11 AM GMT-3 (12:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 83 km NE 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-25 12:11:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.966° S, 70.883° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.583 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6745 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.280 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6711 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2bb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.