Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 84 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 84 km NE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 8, 2008, 3:17 AM GMT-3 (06:17 UTC), 103 km (64 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-08 06:17:38 UTC
Depth
102.5 km (63.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.001° S, 68.272° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.643 km E of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 134 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6826 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6823 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6821 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6814 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6814 days ago · 102 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6803 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6800 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6799 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
  13. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6798 days ago · 125 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.223 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6792 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6784 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 5.730 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6844 days ago · 136 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6851 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6859 days ago · 138 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fw80. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.