M4.4 earthquake 30 km W of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 30 km W of Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Oct 30, 1995, 5:43 AM GMT-3 (08:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 52 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-10-30 08:43:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.675° S, 70.690° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.752 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11260 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.133 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11244 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.741 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.137 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.744 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11306 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.671 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11310 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.848 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11322 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007601. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.