M4.6 earthquake 92 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 92 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sat, Mar 7, 1987, 6:45 PM GMT-3 (21:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 51 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-07 21:45:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.462° S, 70.631° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.568 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14450 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.979 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14450 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.871 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14450 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.859 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14445 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.571 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14444 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.930 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14444 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
- 6.151 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14437 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.933 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14423 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 5.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14451 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.261 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14452 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.359 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14452 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.156 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14452 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.042 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14453 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.694 km N of Taltal, Chile · 14453 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 7.098 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14453 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.690 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14453 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.688 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14453 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
- 7.684 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14453 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.965 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14470 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000332z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.