Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 43 km E of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 43 km E of Calama, Chile on Sun, May 25, 2008, 2:06 PM GMT-4 (18:06 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-05-25 18:06:59 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.439° S, 68.505° 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
134°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6698 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.142 km NW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6689 days ago · 99 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.649 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6652 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.059 km SW of Calama, Chile · 6651 days ago · 177 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 5.245 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6703 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6713 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.853 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.553 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.052 km N of Calama, Chile · 6719 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.990 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6720 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.670 km S of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.4124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6726 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.987 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6727 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.970 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6728 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7s3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.