Chile earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 109 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 109 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 11:21 AM GMT-3 (14:21 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 112 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-02-17 14:21:56 UTC
Depth
124.8 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.578° S, 68.432° 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6796 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6783 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.5116 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6777 days ago · 185 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6761 days ago · 147 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.0125 km N of Calama, Chile · 6760 days ago · 139 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.119 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6756 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6756 days ago · 130 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6754 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6749 days ago · 116 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.0134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6740 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.8150 km N of Calama, Chile · 6737 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 6.1134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6798 days ago · 130 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.2Antofagasta, Chile · 6799 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.8111 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6802 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.0135 km N of Calama, Chile · 6811 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.468 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6812 days ago · 112 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 5.270 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.641 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6813 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.5167 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6816 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.168 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6820 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2Potosi, Bolivia · 6821 days ago · 152 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.133 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6821 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.4157 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6825 days ago · 129 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz41. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.