Chile earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 88 km NNE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 88 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Tue, Oct 7, 2008, 5:46 PM GMT-4 (21:46 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-10-07 21:46:11 UTC
Depth
133.3 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.725° S, 68.568° 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
99°
Stations used
18

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2120 km N of Calama, Chile · 6560 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.1114 km N of Calama, Chile · 6559 days ago · 126 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.991 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6533 days ago · 126 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.2155 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6519 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6516 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6511 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6509 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.1124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6508 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.686 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6571 days ago · 124 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.9148 km N of Calama, Chile · 6574 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.6144 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6574 days ago · 134 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.950 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6583 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.877 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6584 days ago · 124 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.8141 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6589 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.579 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6592 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.523 km ESE of Calama, Chile · 6594 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.9154 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6597 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gjnp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.