M4.3 earthquake 86 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 10:52 PM GMT-3 (01:52 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 127 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-03 01:52:16 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.182° S, 69.773° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.186 km S of Antofagasta, Chile · 2371 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3128 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2346 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.384 km NE of Taltal, Chile · 2333 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4127 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2329 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008m7p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.