M4.1 earthquake 124 km NE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 124 km NE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 11:22 AM GMT-3 (14:22 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 109 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-05 14:22:28 UTC
- Depth
- 127.4 km (79.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.643° S, 68.093° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 7
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6134 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6500 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.6130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6496 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6493 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.562 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6490 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.356 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6458 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpz7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.