Chile earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 63 km NNW of Taltal, Chile

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 63 km NNW of Taltal, Chile on Sun, Jul 30, 1995, 12:51 PM GMT-4 (16:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 93 km NNW of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1995-07-30 16:51:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.886° S, 70.749° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.293 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.052 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.590 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.075 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.557 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.8102 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.366 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.492 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.291 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.681 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.470 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.358 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.673 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 5.269 km NW of Taltal, Chile · 11376 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.775 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.396 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.189 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.365 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11370 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11366 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11359 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11349 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11338 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 5.363 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.560 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.775 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.676 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.656 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.452 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.698 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.573 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.5Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 5.884 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.377 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.563 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 5.260 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.491 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.775 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.663 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.673 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.678 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.683 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.556 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007178. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.