Chile earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 68 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 68 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 2:35 AM GMT-3 (05:35 UTC), 36 km (22 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: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 2:35 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2007-12-13 05:35:26 UTC
Depth: 36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.048° S, 70.516° 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.

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 354°, dip 17°, rake 88°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 176°, dip 73°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 94°
Stations used: 196

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuc4 (also filed as gcmtc200712130535a, gcmt20071213053526, iscgem13288569). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.