Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 56 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 1:13 PM GMT-3 (16:13 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 82 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-11-14 16:13:22 UTC
Depth
39.4 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.210° S, 70.129° 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 usp000fsj6. 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsj6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.