M4.6 earthquake 73 km NNW of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 73 km NNW of Taltal, Chile on Mon, Jul 31, 1995, 11:21 PM GMT-4 (03:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 64 km SW 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-08-01 03:21:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.783° S, 70.740° 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 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.269 km NW of Taltal, Chile · 11388 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.775 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.140 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.396 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.189 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11388 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.832 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11388 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11387 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.365 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11386 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11386 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11386 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11386 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.990 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11380 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11379 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11371 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11361 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11351 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.358 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.444 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.470 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.681 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.291 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.0Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.492 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.366 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8102 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.557 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.758 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11389 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.075 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.590 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.3Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.052 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.293 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.863 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.431 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.363 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.560 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11390 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000719q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.