M4.5 earthquake 23 km ESE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Calama, Chile on Wed, Sep 10, 2008, 11:03 AM GMT-4 (15:03 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km S of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-09-10 15:03:28 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.551° S, 68.718° 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
- 112°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6590 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.266 km WSW of Calama, Chile · 6588 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6583 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6582 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.9Antofagasta, Chile · 6571 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6570 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6565 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.838 km W of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6557 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.557 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6549 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.863 km S of Calama, Chile · 6544 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggta. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.