Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 43 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 43 km E of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 17, 2008, 4:12 PM GMT-3 (19:12 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 70 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-17 19:12:52 UTC
Depth
107.1 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.510° S, 68.507° 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
71°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6823 days ago · 106 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6822 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6815 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6815 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.484 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 6807 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6800 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.223 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6793 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6785 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6839 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.726 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.730 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  4. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6852 days ago · 107 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwwz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.