Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 41 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Aug 2, 1995, 7:37 PM GMT-4 (23:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 68 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-08-02 23:37:46 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.771° S, 70.784° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.468 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.755 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.370 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.666 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.763 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.863 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.462 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 4.644 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 5.566 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11364 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11364 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11363 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11362 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11355 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11354 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11350 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11348 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11341 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11339 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11329 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11320 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.178 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.570 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.830 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.434 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 5.859 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.341 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.331 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.166 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.861 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 6.054 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.437 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.638 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.832 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.396 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.248 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.445 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.140 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.251 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071cb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.