M3.4 earthquake 123 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 123 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Sep 14, 2007, 6:46 AM GMT-4 (10:46 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 107 km ESE 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-14 10:46:59 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.227° S, 69.357° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fn85. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 128°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2137 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6941 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.7144 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6931 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.695 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6922 days ago · 118 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.2155 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6917 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.8162 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 6913 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.0107 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6907 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fn85. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.