Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 167 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 167 km N of Calama, Chile on Mon, May 19, 2008, 11:33 PM GMT-4 (03:33 UTC), 110 km (68 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
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2008-05-20 03:33:51 UTC
Depth
110.1 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.966° S, 68.675° 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
111°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6705 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6698 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6690 days ago · 136 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6687 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6670 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6660 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6658 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6652 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6651 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3161 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6649 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6713 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6716 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6719 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.9124 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6722 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6728 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g79p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.