M3.9 earthquake 91 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 91 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Mon, Nov 10, 2008, 3:16 AM GMT-3 (06:16 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 km NNE 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
- 3.9 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-10 06:16:58 UTC
- Depth
- 125.7 km (78.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.738° S, 68.491° 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
- 100°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2155 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6518 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6515 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.5141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6509 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6508 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.1124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6507 days ago · 127 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.6130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6496 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6493 days ago · 110 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 91 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gnc7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.