M4.0 earthquake 42 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 42 km S of Calama, Chile on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, 12:46 PM GMT-4 (16:46 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 45 km SSE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-04-11 16:46:31 UTC
- Depth
- 98.6 km (61.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.836° S, 68.970° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at San Pedro de Atacama and (II) at Calama and Maria Elena.
From the USGS event page for usp000g3pj. 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
- 112°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.670 km S of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 94 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6721 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6705 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.143 km E of Calama, Chile · 6703 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.142 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6691 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3pj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.