Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 71 km W of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 71 km W of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Sep 12, 1995, 4:40 AM GMT-4 (08:40 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-09-12 08:40:43 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.749° S, 71.089° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11333 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11324 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11318 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11348 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11352 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11354 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11359 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11367 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007396. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.