Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Apr 14, 2008, 1:39 AM GMT-4 (05:39 UTC), 120 km (75 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
4.0 (m), light
Local time
UTC
2008-04-14 05:39:58 UTC
Depth
120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.292° S, 68.538° 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
124°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8150 km N of Calama, Chile · 6739 days ago · 130 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6728 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6722 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6719 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6718 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6716 days ago · 151 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6713 days ago · 131 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6707 days ago · 110 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6704 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6698 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6690 days ago · 136 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6687 days ago · 118 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6751 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6756 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6758 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.0125 km N of Calama, Chile · 6762 days ago · 139 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6763 days ago · 147 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6765 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.8144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6766 days ago · 117 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g3vy. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.