Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 125 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 125 km N of Calama, Chile on Tue, Mar 25, 2008, 7:57 AM GMT-3 (10:57 UTC), 139 km (86 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 52 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-03-25 10:57:01 UTC
Depth
138.9 km (86.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.341° S, 68.699° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6756 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6754 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6749 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.0134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6741 days ago · 120 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.8150 km N of Calama, Chile · 6738 days ago · 130 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 131 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6725 days ago · 112 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6724 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 115 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6717 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6714 days ago · 151 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6711 days ago · 131 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6705 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6703 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6761 days ago · 147 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6763 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6781 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6783 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2b6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:50 PM UTC.