Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 53 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Sat, May 10, 2008, 6:48 AM GMT-4 (10:48 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
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-05-10 10:48:21 UTC
Depth
114.9 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.312° S, 68.430° 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
119

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6716 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6713 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6703 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.143 km E of Calama, Chile · 6701 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6698 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.142 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6688 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.649 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6680 days ago · 104 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6659 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6716 days ago · 113 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6718 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.990 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6719 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6722 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.670 km S of Calama, Chile · 6725 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.042 km S of Calama, Chile · 6745 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g600. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.