M5.2 earthquake 125 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 125 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 2:00 PM GMT-3 (17:00 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-02 17:00:35 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.215° S, 69.320° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.073 · 18 stations |
| 5.12 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
2 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
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 64°, dip 49°, rake -166°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 325°, dip 80°, rake -41°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 43°
- Stations used
- 109
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 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 us7000cm6c (also filed as usauto7000cm6c, iscgem619569175). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.