M5.6 earthquake 71 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 71 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Oct 12, 1995, 6:57 PM GMT-4 (22:57 UTC), 32 km (20 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-10-12 22:57:09 UTC
- Depth
- 32.2 km (20.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.010° S, 70.466° W
- Region
- Chile
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.430 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11292 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.386 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 11264 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000751v (also filed as gcmtb101295d, gcmt19951012225710, iscgem76266). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.