M3.9 earthquake 126 km ESE of Arica, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 126 km ESE of Arica, Chile on Fri, Feb 8, 2008, 10:50 AM GMT-3 (13:50 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 136 km ESE of Arica, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-08 13:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 122.7 km (76.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.991° S, 69.223° 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
- 113°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3133 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6798 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.9136 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 6788 days ago · 106 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.0170 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 6759 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fyf0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.