Chile earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 157 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 157 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 7:08 PM GMT-3 (22:08 UTC), 129 km (80 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
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-01-20 22:08:59 UTC
Depth
129.3 km (80.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.145° S, 68.336° 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
117°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6820 days ago · 152 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6820 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6816 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6811 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6802 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6798 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  8. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6797 days ago · 125 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6796 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6781 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6827 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6832 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6835 days ago · 120 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6837 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.1166 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6841 days ago · 155 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.4140 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 127 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6842 days ago · 136 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx48. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.