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M3.9 earthquake 103 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 103 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jan 18, 2008, 2:02 AM GMT-3 (05:02 UTC), 134 km (83 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
3.9 (M), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-18 05:02:21 UTC
Depth
134.1 km (83.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.661° S, 68.392° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fwxx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6832 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6829 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6828 days ago · 152 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6828 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6824 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6821 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6820 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6819 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6818 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6806 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6806 days ago · 130 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  13. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6805 days ago · 125 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6804 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6790 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.5116 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6785 days ago · 185 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.643 km E of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6840 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6843 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6845 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6849 days ago · 118 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6849 days ago · 127 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6850 days ago · 136 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6857 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwxx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.