M4.6 earthquake 113 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 113 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:30 PM GMT-4 (18:30 UTC), 195 km (121 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 38 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-08-28 18:30:33 UTC
- Depth
- 194.9 km (121.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.205° S, 67.399° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2107 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4776 days ago · 206 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.238 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4755 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.2139 km NE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 4741 days ago · 159 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000jcpp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.