Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 68 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Mar 8, 1987, 1:01 PM GMT-3 (16:01 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 79 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-03-08 16:01:34 UTC
Depth
52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.162° S, 70.774° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.979 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14443 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.871 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14443 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.859 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14438 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.571 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14437 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.930 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14437 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 6.151 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14430 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.933 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14416 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.692 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14444 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 5.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14444 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 6.261 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14445 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.359 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 6.156 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.042 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.694 km N of Taltal, Chile · 14446 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 7.098 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 5.690 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 5.688 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14446 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 7.684 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 14447 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.965 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 14463 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000333p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.