M4.3 earthquake 23 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Antofagasta, Chile on Sun, Jul 10, 2016, 5:46 PM GMT-4 (21:46 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-10 21:46:25 UTC
- Depth
- 35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.839° S, 70.506° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Antofagasta.
From the USGS event page for us100062gh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062gh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.