M4.0 earthquake 147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Thu, May 8, 2008, 6:07 AM GMT-4 (10:07 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-08 10:07:29 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.956° S, 68.976° 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
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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
- 3.9111 km N of Calama, Chile · 6715 days ago · 151 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.7104 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6712 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1167 km N of Calama, Chile · 6705 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.4136 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6703 days ago · 115 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.4177 km N of Calama, Chile · 6688 days ago · 136 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.2162 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6686 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1122 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6668 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.3123 km NE of Calama, Chile · 6658 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g5up. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.