Chile earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 44 km W of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km W of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Aug 6, 1995, 6:38 PM GMT-4 (22:38 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-08-06 22:38:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.642° S, 70.833° 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 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.566 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11365 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11365 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11364 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11363 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11355 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11355 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11351 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11341 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11340 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11330 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11321 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.462 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.863 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.763 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.1120 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 5.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.666 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 5.370 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.755 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071ht. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.