M5.4 earthquake 15 km NNE of La Serena, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of La Serena, Chile on Thu, Jan 29, 1987, 2:22 PM GMT-3 (17:22 UTC), 65 km (40 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
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-29 17:22:39 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.765° S, 71.208° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000320w (also filed as gcmtb012987b, gcmt19870129172239, iscgem477562). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.