Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 135 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 135 km N of Calama, Chile on Sun, Feb 3, 2008, 9:48 PM GMT-3 (00:48 UTC), 117 km (73 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-02-04 00:48:55 UTC
Depth
117.3 km (72.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.248° S, 68.704° 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 usp000fy3z. 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
134°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6806 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6802 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6802 days ago · 130 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  4. 4.3109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6801 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6800 days ago · 125 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6784 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6768 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6766 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 147 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.0125 km N of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 139 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6759 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6757 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6815 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6817 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6820 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6824 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6824 days ago · 152 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6828 days ago · 129 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.9103 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6831 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.7158 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6836 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.3149 km N of Calama, Chile · 6839 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.084 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6841 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fy3z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.