Chile earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 93 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Aug 9, 1995, 3:20 AM GMT-4 (07:20 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 9, 1995, 3:20 AM GMT-4
UTC: 1995-08-09 07:20:37 UTC
Depth: 33.6 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.475° S, 70.190° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.3	Mw, moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.26	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.2	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GSN L.P.B.: 21S, 24C Centroid Location: Origin Time 07:20:42.7 0.6 Lat 24.34S 0.09 Lon 70.62W 0.09 Dep 18.5 5.7 Half-duration 1.0 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=3.48 0.40 Mtt=0.30 0.52 Mff=-3.79 0.54 Mrt=1.25 1.25 Mrf=-8.23 3.19 Mtf=-2.36 0.51 Principal Axes: (T) Val=9.45 Plg=53 Azm=66 (N) Val=-0.12 Plg=16 Azm=179 (P) Val=-9.33 Plg=32 Azm=279 Best Double Couple:Mo=9.4*10**16 NP1:Strike=52 Dip=20 Slip=145 NP2:Strike=176 Dip=79 Slip=73

From the USGS event page for usp00071n0. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Nearest places

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

Antofagasta, ChilePopulation 401,096. Forecast94 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071n0 (also filed as gcmtb080995a, gcmt19950809072037, iscgem88122). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.