Chile earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 101 km N of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 101 km N of Calama, Chile on Sat, Sep 6, 2008, 12:48 PM GMT-4 (16:48 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 141 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-09-06 16:48:56 UTC
Depth
76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.541° S, 68.993° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000gghz. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
8

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6600 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6595 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6593 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6587 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6586 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.6144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6578 days ago · 134 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6577 days ago · 134 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6574 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6570 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6563 days ago · 111 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6562 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6605 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.934 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6610 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.7113 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6614 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6620 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2167 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6629 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gghz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.