M4.8 earthquake 111 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 111 km NE of Calama, Chile on Sun, Jul 13, 2008, 1:33 PM GMT-4 (17:33 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-13 17:33:54 UTC
- Depth
- 85.5 km (53.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.694° S, 68.214° 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
- 99°
- Stations used
- 101
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6650 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.264 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6639 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7121 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6638 days ago · 137 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6633 days ago · 143 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2103 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6632 days ago · 200 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6615 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.934 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6606 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.776 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6602 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6600 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6596 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayChile earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc2s. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.