M4.7 earthquake 70 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Jul 30, 1995, 2:27 AM GMT-4 (06:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 40 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-07-30 06:27:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.133° S, 70.848° 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 1.7 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.170 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.531 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.676 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.556 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.683 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.678 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.673 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.528 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.022 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.146 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.663 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.620 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.038 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.775 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.622 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.491 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.949 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.947 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.260 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.533 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.563 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.377 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.224 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.884 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.121 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.526 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.832 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.118 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.5Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.573 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.698 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.452 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.656 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.437 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.450 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.676 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.775 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.119 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.862 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.246 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.560 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.630 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.363 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.431 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.863 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.647 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.293 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.635 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.052 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.7Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.3Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.590 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.075 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.331 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.240 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.9115 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.758 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.557 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.8102 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
The first 60 of 121.
Before
- 4.722 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.879 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.373 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.894 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007157. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.