M5.0 earthquake 89 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 89 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 6:12 PM GMT-3 (21:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 80 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 USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Antofagasta and Iquique.

From the USGS event page for usp000fsnb. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 99.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsnb (also filed as us2007jtb2). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.