M4.8 earthquake 63 km S of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km S of Calama, Chile on Tue, Oct 28, 2008, 4:36 PM GMT-3 (19:36 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 24 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-10-28 19:36:03 UTC
- Depth
- 104.4 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.031° S, 68.909° 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
- 131°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.032 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6518 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.224 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6493 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 6489 days ago · 100 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6488 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gm85. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.