Chile earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 48 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 48 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Oct 6, 1995, 11:32 PM GMT-4 (03:32 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-10-07 03:32:56 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.215° S, 70.426° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.671 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11313 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.386 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 11267 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.752 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11263 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11324 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11334 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.571 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11343 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11345 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11346 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00074qd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.