Chile earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 7:13 PM GMT-3 (22:13 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-11 22:13:55 UTC
Depth
73.0 km (45.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.775° S, 69.801° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.252 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3501 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.890 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3549 days ago · 72 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 26
  2. 4.111 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 3555 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007sna. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.