Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 54 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 54 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sat, Sep 9, 1995, 9:05 AM GMT-4 (13:05 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 44 km N of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-09-09 13:05:07 UTC
Depth
61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.193° S, 70.599° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11348 days ago · 74 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11337 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11321 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 5.671 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11316 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11312 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11312 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11298 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11351 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11355 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11362 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11369 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000734s. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.