Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 59 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 59 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Dec 9, 2007, 11:05 PM GMT-3 (02:05 UTC), 37 km (23 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
4.0 (M), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-10 02:05:55 UTC
Depth
37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.128° S, 70.518° 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 usp000fu5u. 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.

Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.975 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6873 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 6.055 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6870 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.468 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6870 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.360 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6870 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 6.252 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6870 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.553 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6870 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.472 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6869 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.055 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6868 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.071 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6868 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.742 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6868 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.648 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6868 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 6.780 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6867 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 26
  13. 4.370 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6867 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.168 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6867 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.378 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6866 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.6Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6866 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.378 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6866 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.087 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6866 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.253 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6864 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.072 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6863 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.975 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6861 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.346 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6860 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.060 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6859 days ago · 37 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 4.981 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6858 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.571 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6858 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.355 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6858 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.767 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6857 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.965 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6857 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 5.061 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6850 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.867 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6846 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.979 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6837 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  32. 4.046 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6832 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.284 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6829 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 3.974 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6825 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 5.138 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6878 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.680 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6880 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.789 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.036 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6884 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.682 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6886 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.959 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.787 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.890 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.050 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.179 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.349 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.942 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.568 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.457 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 5.090 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.792 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.072 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.888 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 5.055 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.175 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6893 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fu5u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.