Chile earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 38 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Sat, Sep 9, 1995, 12:08 PM GMT-4 (16:08 UTC), 33 km (21 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-09-09 16:08:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.306° S, 70.413° 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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11342 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11332 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11323 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 5.671 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11311 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11294 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11347 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11351 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11354 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11365 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11367 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007350. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.