M3.5 earthquake 146 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 146 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Thu, Nov 27, 2008, 11:59 AM GMT-3 (14:59 UTC), 127 km (79 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
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-11-27 14:59:04 UTC
- Depth
- 126.9 km (78.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.211° S, 68.447° 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 11
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6162 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6514 days ago · 133 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6509 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6507 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.1124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6506 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.6134 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6500 days ago · 136 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.6130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6495 days ago · 133 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6492 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.794 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6481 days ago · 164 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.3142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6460 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpj4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.