M4.8 earthquake 109 km NNE of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 109 km NNE of Calama, Chile on Fri, Dec 26, 2008, 6:04 AM GMT-3 (09:04 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-26 09:04:26 UTC
- Depth
- 90.7 km (56.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.525° S, 68.564° 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
- 70°
- Stations used
- 72
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.927 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6484 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6460 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.356 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6458 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.028 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 6486 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.495 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6493 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.6130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6496 days ago · 133 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6134 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6501 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.1124 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6507 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6508 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6510 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6515 days ago · 127 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grh6. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.