M4.9 earthquake 53 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 53 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Aug 17, 1995, 2:54 PM GMT-4 (18:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 71 km N of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-08-17 18:54:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.178° S, 70.489° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11357 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 48 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11343 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11339 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11335 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11334 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11324 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.671 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11303 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11299 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11299 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11299 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.566 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11369 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.644 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11370 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.263 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.462 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.863 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.763 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.685 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1120 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.666 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.370 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071zz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.