Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 34 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 2:03 AM GMT-4 (06:03 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 76 km ENE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (m), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-08-28 06:03:44 UTC
Depth
91.6 km (56.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.245° S, 68.675° 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
156°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.776 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6603 days ago · 127 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6600 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6596 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.523 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 6592 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6590 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.266 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 6588 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6583 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6582 days ago · 108 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6569 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6565 days ago · 133 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6558 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6557 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.838 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6557 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6615 days ago · 123 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gft5. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.