M4.6 earthquake 95 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Tue, Oct 23, 2007, 3:51 AM GMT-3 (06:51 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 126 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
- 4.6 (M), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-23 06:51:51 UTC
- Depth
- 117.5 km (73.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.099° S, 69.591° 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 usp000fr3q. 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
- 124°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2155 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6915 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.989 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6914 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.8162 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 6911 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0107 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6904 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
- 4.882 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6896 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.6126 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 6888 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fr3q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.