Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 19 km NNW of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Calama, Chile on Sat, Mar 29, 2008, 3:25 PM GMT-3 (18:25 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 103 km NE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-03-29 18:25:24 UTC
Depth
89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.294° S, 69.005° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6757 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6755 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6750 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.227 km SW of Calama, Chile · 6748 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.042 km S of Calama, Chile · 6744 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6725 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.035 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6725 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.670 km S of Calama, Chile · 6724 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 151 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6712 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 5.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6702 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.143 km E of Calama, Chile · 6700 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6697 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.427 km N of Calama, Chile · 6784 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g2na. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.