Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 60 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 60 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 8:31 PM GMT-3 (23:31 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 61 km N of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2007-12-24 23:31:14 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.132° S, 70.561° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.981 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6852 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.571 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6852 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.355 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6852 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.767 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6851 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.965 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6850 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.061 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6844 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.867 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6840 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.979 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6831 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.046 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6826 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.284 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6822 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.974 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6818 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.065 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6807 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6800 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.361 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6795 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.346 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6854 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.975 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6855 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.072 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6857 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.253 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6858 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.087 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6859 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.378 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6860 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.6Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6860 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.378 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6860 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.168 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.370 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 6.780 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 26
  12. 3.648 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.742 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.071 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6861 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 5.055 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6862 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.472 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6863 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.553 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6864 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 6.252 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6864 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 4.360 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6864 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 5.468 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6864 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv64. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.