Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 42 km S of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 42 km S of Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Aug 4, 1995, 7:28 AM GMT-4 (11:28 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 52 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-08-04 11:28:50 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.033° S, 70.355° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11370 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.644 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11370 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11369 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11359 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11359 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11357 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11343 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11338 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11335 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11334 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11324 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.755 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.365 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.041 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.830 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.434 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.341 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.331 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 6.054 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.437 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.638 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.832 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.189 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071eg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.