Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 124 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 124 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Sun, May 4, 2008, 5:24 PM GMT-4 (21:24 UTC), 115 km (71 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
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-05-04 21:24:41 UTC
Depth
114.5 km (71.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.420° S, 68.468° 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
113°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.990 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6719 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 151 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6714 days ago · 131 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6708 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6699 days ago · 124 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6691 days ago · 136 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6688 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6682 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.649 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6682 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6728 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6729 days ago · 131 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.8150 km N of Calama, Chile · 6740 days ago · 130 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.0134 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6744 days ago · 120 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.583 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6752 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5gu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.