Chile earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 28 km ENE of Calama, Chile

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 26, 2008, 5:04 AM GMT-3 (08:04 UTC), 109 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 109 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (m), minor
Local time
UTC
2008-12-26 08:04:38 UTC
Depth
108.5 km (67.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.355° S, 68.670° 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
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.839 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6483 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.356 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6458 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.753 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6445 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.519 km N of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6441 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Antofagasta, Chile · 6488 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.562 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6490 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.224 km E of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6491 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6493 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6507 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grh3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.