M4.2 earthquake 66 km WSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Calama, Chile on Sun, Sep 14, 2008, 12:45 PM GMT-4 (16:45 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-09-14 16:45:30 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.671° S, 69.531° 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
- 88°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.652 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6579 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.9Antofagasta, Chile · 6573 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.863 km S of Calama, Chile · 6546 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gh1r. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.