M3.9 earthquake 90 km N of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 90 km N of Taltal, Chile on Sun, Aug 6, 1995, 9:12 AM GMT-4 (13:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 93 km SSE 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-08-06 13:12:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.591° S, 70.459° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.451 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11378 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.393 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.065 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.221 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.466 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.536 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.398 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11359 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.543 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11355 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.661 km N of Taltal, Chile · 11348 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.347 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11325 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.270 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.186 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11381 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.542 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 11382 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.920 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.654 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11383 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.451 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.038 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.365 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.041 km WSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.434 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4104 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11384 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.364 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.832 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.189 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.396 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.140 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.775 km SW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11385 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.269 km NW of Taltal, Chile · 11385 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.673 km NNW of Taltal, Chile · 11386 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071h5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.