Chile earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 83 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 83 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sat, Apr 5, 2008, 7:10 PM GMT-4 (23:10 UTC), 116 km (72 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
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-04-05 23:10:42 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.870° S, 68.409° 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
119°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6744 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.8150 km N of Calama, Chile · 6741 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6729 days ago · 131 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6728 days ago · 112 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6723 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.990 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 111 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6714 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.143 km E of Calama, Chile · 6702 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6699 days ago · 124 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6757 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6759 days ago · 130 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.119 km NNW of Calama, Chile · 6759 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0125 km N of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 139 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6764 days ago · 147 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6767 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.291 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6768 days ago · 202 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.5116 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6780 days ago · 185 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g369. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.