Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 60 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Jul 30, 1995, 5:34 AM GMT-4 (09:34 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 84 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sun, Jul 30, 1995, 5:34 AM GMT-4
UTC: 1995-07-30 09:34:39 UTC
Depth: 32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.174° S, 70.209° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007160 (also filed as iscgem96148). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.