Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 155 km SE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 155 km SE of Iquique, Chile on Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:41 PM GMT-3 (17:41 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 135 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-11-24 17:41:25 UTC
Depth
114.3 km (71.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.004° S, 68.914° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000gpc7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
160°
Stations used
11

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6517 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.6162 km W of Colchani, Bolivia · 6517 days ago · 133 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.5141 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6512 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6510 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.6134 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6503 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.6130 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6498 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.8109 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6488 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.3142 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6462 days ago · 96 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.991 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 6535 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.9166 km WSW of Colchani, Bolivia · 6546 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3147 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6548 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpc7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.