Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 149 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 149 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 10, 2008, 1:45 AM GMT-3 (04:45 UTC), 120 km (75 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-10 04:45:42 UTC
Depth
120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.107° S, 68.856° 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
127°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6833 days ago · 131 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6826 days ago · 129 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6821 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6817 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 117 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6803 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6799 days ago · 130 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  10. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6798 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6797 days ago · 125 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.597 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.8132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6788 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6782 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6842 days ago · 155 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6844 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6859 days ago · 138 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwcv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.