M3.8 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Jul 2, 2007, 1:16 AM GMT-4 (05:16 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-02 05:16:42 UTC
- Depth
- 85.5 km (53.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.229° S, 68.960° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.181 km S of Calama, Chile · 7024 days ago · 78 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.230 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 7011 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.7117 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6996 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ff9f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.