Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 167 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 167 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Jan 29, 2008, 10:56 AM GMT-3 (13:56 UTC), 116 km (72 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-01-29 13:56:22 UTC
Depth
116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.998° S, 68.501° 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

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Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxpy. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.