Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 158 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 158 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 9:36 AM GMT-3 (12:36 UTC), 131 km (82 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
3.7 (m), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-01-13 12:36:37 UTC
Depth
131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.066° S, 68.561° 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
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6830 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6827 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6823 days ago · 152 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6823 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6819 days ago · 116 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6814 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6804 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6801 days ago · 130 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  10. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6800 days ago · 125 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6799 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.8132 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6790 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6783 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6838 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6844 days ago · 155 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6844 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6844 days ago · 127 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6845 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.0112 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6860 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwmq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.