Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 79 km NE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 79 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 3:07 PM GMT-4 (19:07 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2008-09-12 19:07:19 UTC
Depth
93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.944° S, 68.390° 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

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Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6582 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6581 days ago · 108 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.6144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6573 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6569 days ago · 124 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6565 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6558 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6557 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.991 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6531 days ago · 126 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.523 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 6592 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6596 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.6122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6600 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.776 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6602 days ago · 127 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.934 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6606 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.064 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6615 days ago · 123 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ggy3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.