M4.6 earthquake 82 km E of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 82 km E of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 3:06 PM GMT-3 (18:06 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-05 18:06:08 UTC
- Depth
- 75.6 km (47.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.785° S, 69.594° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.6 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 3°, dip 85°, rake -80°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 120°, dip 11°, rake -153°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.386 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2373 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.3128 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2346 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008af7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.