Chile earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 140 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 140 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 3, 2008, 5:27 PM GMT-3 (20:27 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-01-03 20:27:09 UTC
Depth
127.2 km (79.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.260° S, 68.467° 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
144°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6834 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6831 days ago · 131 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6826 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6824 days ago · 129 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6820 days ago · 152 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6819 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6815 days ago · 116 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6801 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6797 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6797 days ago · 130 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
  16. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6796 days ago · 125 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6795 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 136 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6856 days ago · 138 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.6153 km N of Calama, Chile · 6868 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvxm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.