M4.3 earthquake 128 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 128 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 2:57 PM GMT-4 (18:57 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, 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
- 2020-04-30 18:57:44 UTC
- Depth
- 91.8 km (57.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.992° S, 69.191° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 80°
- Stations used
- 55
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.074 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2337 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 4.4127 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile · 2328 days ago · 78 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9183 km SSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 2328 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700097tf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.