Chile earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 86 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 86 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Oct 3, 2008, 5:49 AM GMT-4 (09:49 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 120 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-10-03 09:49:56 UTC
Depth
123.6 km (76.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.747° S, 68.584° 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 usp000gj7h. 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.

Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.788 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6570 days ago · 133 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6563 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6562 days ago · 126 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.991 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6537 days ago · 126 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.2155 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6522 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6519 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6577 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.6144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6578 days ago · 134 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6587 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6587 days ago · 124 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6593 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6595 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.523 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 6597 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6600 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.9101 km N of Calama, Chile · 6601 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gj7h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.