M4.5 earthquake 69 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of Salamanca, Chile on Wed, Nov 11, 1987, 10:10 PM GMT-3 (01:10 UTC), 118 km (73 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-12 01:10:46 UTC
- Depth
- 117.7 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.094° S, 70.327° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a2n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.