M4.3 earthquake 47 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 47 km S of Antofagasta, Chile on Sat, Sep 30, 1995, 11:39 PM GMT-4 (03:39 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-10-01 03:39:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.080° S, 70.415° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11319 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.052 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11297 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11343 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11348 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11353 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000748a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.