M4.8 earthquake 42 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 2:56 PM GMT-3 (17:56 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 82 km NNE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-11-14 17:56:48 UTC
- Depth
- 27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.305° S, 70.570° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.848 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6894 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.164 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6894 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.049 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.134 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.043 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.364 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.386 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
- 6.882 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
- 4.882 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.257 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.677 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6893 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.974 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.780 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.356 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.770 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.089 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
- 4.576 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.289 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.573 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.592 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.660 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.169 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.987 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.234 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.581 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.542 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.433 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.568 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.968 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.962 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.260 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.558 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.559 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.768 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.882 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.668 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.7Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.169 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.8Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6890 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.762 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6890 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.289 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.393 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.177 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.086 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
- 5.385 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.997 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.789 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.5102 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.494 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.171 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9101 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.964 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.494 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.992 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.093 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.788 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.295 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
The first 60 of 112.
Before
- 5.053 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.734 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.750 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.168 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.669 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.382 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6894 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.841 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.849 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.056 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.266 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6894 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.989 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6910 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
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