Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 150 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 150 km N of Calama, Chile on Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 5:05 AM GMT-4 (09:05 UTC), 130 km (80 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
3.8 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-04-17 09:05:21 UTC
Depth
129.5 km (80.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.117° S, 68.668° 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
129°
Stations used
8

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5112 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6736 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6725 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6721 days ago · 115 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6718 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 151 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6712 days ago · 131 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6706 days ago · 110 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6704 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6697 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6689 days ago · 136 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6687 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6680 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.0134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6742 days ago · 120 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6750 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6755 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.998 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6757 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.7126 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.0125 km N of Calama, Chile · 6762 days ago · 139 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.3145 km N of Calama, Chile · 6762 days ago · 147 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.6127 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6764 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 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 usp000g458. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.