Chile earthquakes

M6.8 earthquake 82 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 82 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 12:05 PM GMT-3 (15:05 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.8 (mwc), strong
Local time: Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 12:05 PM GMT-3
UTC: 2007-11-15 15:05:58 UTC
Depth: 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 22.925° S, 70.237° W
Region: Chile
Felt reports: 8
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 30.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 6.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 2°, dip 11°, rake 98°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 173°, dip 78°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 40°
Stations used: 285

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.8 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsmf (also filed as us2007jtaz, choy20071115150558, gcmtc200711151506a, duputel200711151506a, gcmt20071115150558, iscgem13266840, atlas20071115150558). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.