Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 127 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 127 km NE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Jul 14, 2008, 1:49 PM GMT-4 (17:49 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-07-14 17:49:15 UTC
Depth
97.7 km (60.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.503° S, 68.236° 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
125

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9170 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6644 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.264 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6641 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.7121 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6640 days ago · 137 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.8159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6634 days ago · 143 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2103 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6633 days ago · 200 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6626 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6616 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.934 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6607 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.776 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6604 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6602 days ago · 107 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6598 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6596 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6653 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6660 days ago · 105 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.649 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.6118 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6681 days ago · 113 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc5w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.