Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 34 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Fri, Nov 16, 2007, 11:34 AM GMT-3 (14:34 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 80 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 16, 2007, 11:34 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2007-11-16 14:34:07 UTC
Depth: 44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.384° S, 70.572° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	Mwc, centroid moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.17	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.2	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Antofagasta.

From the USGS event page for usp000fsq9. 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 353°, dip 21°, rake 81°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 182°, dip 69°, rake 93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 93°
Stations used: 80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 83.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fsq9 (also filed as gcmtc200711161434a, gcmt20071116143407, iscgem13267582). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.