Chile earthquakes

M6.2 earthquake 52 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 4:23 AM GMT-3 (07:23 UTC), 16 km (10 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: 6.2 (mwc), strong
Local time: Thu, Dec 13, 2007, 4:23 AM GMT-3
UTC: 2007-12-13 07:23:39 UTC
Depth: 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 23.202° S, 70.549° W
Region: Chile
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: 28.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.6 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

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 9°, dip 15°, rake 106°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 173°, dip 75°, rake 86°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 32°
Stations used: 272

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fuce (also filed as choy20071213072340, gcmtc200712130723a, gcmt20071213072340, atlas20071213072339, iscgem13288629). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.