M3.6 earthquake 85 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 85 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, Aug 3, 1995, 11:42 AM GMT-4 (15:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 46 km NW 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
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-08-03 15:42:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.759° S, 70.625° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.546 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.652 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.763 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11373 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.863 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.462 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.345 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11372 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.860 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11369 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.566 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11368 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.953 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11360 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.645 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11358 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.340 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11350 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.269 km W of Antofagasta, Chile · 11344 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.361 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11340 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.254 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11337 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.438 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11337 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.440 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11337 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.331 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11336 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.756 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11325 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 4.1120 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.666 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.370 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.755 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11374 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.468 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.178 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.570 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.830 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.859 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.331 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.166 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.861 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11375 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.054 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.437 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.638 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.248 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.445 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.251 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11376 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.839 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 11377 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00071dg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.