Chile earthquakes

M7.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Mar 5, 1987, 6:17 AM GMT-3 (09:17 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.6 (mw), major
Local time: Thu, Mar 5, 1987, 6:17 AM GMT-3
UTC: 1987-03-05 09:17:05 UTC
Depth: 62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.388° S, 70.161° W
Region: Chile
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 34.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.965 km S of Antofagasta, ChileMon, Feb 16, 3:32 PM GMT-3 · 14463 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003304 (also filed as gcmtc030587a, gcmt19870305091700, atlas19870305091705, iscgem471277). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.