M3.3 earthquake 107 km SSW of Calama, Chile
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 107 km SSW of Calama, Chile on Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 7:36 AM GMT-3 (10:36 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (m), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-12-29 10:36:07 UTC
- Depth
- 81.1 km (50.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.353° S, 69.335° 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
- 125°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.839 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6483 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.753 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 6445 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000grsd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.