Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 159 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Jul 31, 2008, 5:47 PM GMT-4 (21:47 UTC), 143 km (89 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 161 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-07-31 21:47:59 UTC
Depth
143.4 km (89.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.110° S, 68.375° 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
68°
Stations used
17

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. 4.0144 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6625 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6625 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.7113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6610 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.5154 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6608 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6601 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6597 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6595 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6591 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6588 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.0161 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6586 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6583 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.7121 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6639 days ago · 137 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.9170 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6643 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3161 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6648 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.8127 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6651 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.8111 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6652 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.6136 km E of Iquique, Chile · 6657 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6659 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdj7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.