M3.6 earthquake 94 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 94 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Tue, Jan 1, 2008, 7:27 PM GMT-3 (22:27 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 97 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-01 22:27:59 UTC
- Depth
- 56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.301° S, 69.849° 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
- 71°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.114 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6831 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.827 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 6829 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4112 km N of Calama, Chile · 6795 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.597 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6795 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvtm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.