M4.3 earthquake 120 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 120 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 8:50 AM GMT-3 (11:50 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 121 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-08 11:50:18 UTC
- Depth
- 84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.979° S, 69.266° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.6 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 93°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bkau. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.