M4.1 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Dec 24, 2008, 9:24 AM GMT-3 (12:24 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-24 12:24:43 UTC
- Depth
- 100.4 km (62.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.974° S, 68.903° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 19
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.3107 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 6483 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.839 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6483 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.753 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6445 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.519 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6440 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grcd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.