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M4.6 earthquake Antofagasta, Chile

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 5:16 PM GMT-3 (20:16 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-15 20:16:43 UTC
Depth
125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
22.294° S, 68.604° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.237 km ENE of Calama, Chile · 1325 days ago · 111 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.155 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1322 days ago · 133 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.366 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1319 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.312 km SE of Calama, Chile · 1316 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.575 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1316 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4Chile-Bolivia border region · 1315 days ago · 135 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.171 km NE of Calama, Chile · 1315 days ago · 141 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.132 km N of Calama, Chile · 1314 days ago · 102 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.358 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1307 days ago · 128 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.441 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1304 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.669 km S of Calama, Chile · 1297 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.433 km S of Calama, Chile · 1293 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.551 km SSE of Calama, Chile · 1290 days ago · 116 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.159 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1272 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.482 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1332 days ago · 133 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.374 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1334 days ago · 131 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.2113 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1336 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.284 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1344 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5101 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1350 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.4102 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1353 days ago · 138 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jp7z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.