M4.7 earthquake 75 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Aug 1, 1995, 2:00 AM GMT-4 (06:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 30 km NW 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
- 1995-08-01 06:00:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.210° S, 70.826° 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.140 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.396 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.189 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.832 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.638 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.437 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.331 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.341 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.434 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.830 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.041 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.365 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.644 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11367 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11357 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11353 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11351 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11347 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 5.269 km NW of Taltal, Chile · 11384 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.673 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.358 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.046 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.444 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.829 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.470 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.681 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.291 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.64 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.025 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.351 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.0Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.492 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.366 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.8102 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.557 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.758 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.9115 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
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