M5.2 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Jan 13, 1978, 10:54 PM GMT-3 (01:54 UTC), 158 km (98 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-14 01:54:07 UTC
- Depth
- 158.0 km (98.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.252° S, 68.357° 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.
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.640 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 17764 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.344 km S of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 17734 days ago · 114 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9Antofagasta, Chile · 17730 days ago · 157 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.142 km WNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 17729 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sgc (also filed as iscgem687643). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.