Chile earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 20 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Aug 3, 1995, 3:50 PM GMT-4 (19:50 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 66 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-08-03 19:50:37 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.780° S, 70.547° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.763 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.863 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.462 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.644 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.566 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11367 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11367 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11365 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11357 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11357 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11353 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11351 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11347 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11343 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11341 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11332 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11323 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.666 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 5.370 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.755 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 6.468 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.041 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.178 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.570 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.830 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.434 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.859 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.341 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.331 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.166 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.861 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071du. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.