Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 33 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 2:28 AM GMT-3 (05:28 UTC), 106 km (66 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-24 05:28:30 UTC
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.259° S, 68.679° 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
114°
Stations used
19

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. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6819 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 114 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6811 days ago · 102 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6810 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6801 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6797 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6796 days ago · 125 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6795 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.223 km ENE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6789 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6781 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6826 days ago · 134 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.643 km E of Calama, Chile · 6827 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.726 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6838 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.730 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6839 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  6. 5.395 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6840 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.9109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 5.530 km E of Calama, Chile · 6848 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxb7. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.