Chile earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 77 km S of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 77 km S of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, Nov 15, 2007, 12:15 PM GMT-3 (15:15 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 68 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2007-11-15 15:15:48 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.788° S, 70.195° W
Region
Chile
Strongest shaking
V, moderate 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
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
9.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.2 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
161

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.974 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.780 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.356 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.770 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 5.089 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  8. 4.576 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.741 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.549 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.010 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.289 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.573 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 5.592 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.169 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.987 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 5.234 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.831 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.581 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.542 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.433 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 5.568 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 5.968 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.962 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 5.260 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.558 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.559 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 4.768 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 4.882 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6886 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 4.668 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.7Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 5.169 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6885 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.8Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6885 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 5.762 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6885 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 5.289 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6885 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 4.393 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6884 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 4.177 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6884 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 5.086 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6884 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 5.385 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6884 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 5.997 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.789 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.5102 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.494 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 5.171 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 4.9101 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.964 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 4.494 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.992 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 5.093 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 4.788 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 4.295 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 5.455 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 6.181 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  54. 4.175 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 5.055 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6883 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 4.888 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6882 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 4.072 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6882 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 4.792 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6882 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 5.090 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6882 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 4.457 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6882 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 5.257 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.882 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 6.882 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  4. 6.386 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 5.364 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.043 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.541 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.134 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.124 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 5.049 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 5.044 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6889 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.164 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6889 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.848 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.842 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 5.053 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.734 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 5.750 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.642 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6889 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 5.168 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away

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