M4.4 earthquake 177 km N of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 177 km N of Calama, Chile on Fri, Jun 6, 2008, 1:09 AM GMT-4 (05:09 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-06-06 05:09:26 UTC
- Depth
- 136.3 km (84.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.879° S, 68.596° 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
- 127°
- Stations used
- 32
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6688 days ago · 118 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6682 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6670 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6661 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6659 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6653 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6652 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3161 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6649 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.9170 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6644 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7121 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6640 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6635 days ago · 143 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 5.3103 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6699 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6705 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6708 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6714 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6717 days ago · 151 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.0147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6719 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g8px. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.