Chile earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 60 km SSE of Camiña, Chile

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Camiña, Chile on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 5:45 AM GMT-3 (08:45 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 28 km ENE of Camiña, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-01 08:45:08 UTC
Depth
118.2 km (73.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.764° S, 69.109° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.828 km ENE of Camiña, Chile · 1038 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 25
  2. 4.272 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1037 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.127 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 1022 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.347 km ESE of La Tirana, Chile · 1020 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.287 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1020 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.345 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile · 1010 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.537 km N of Camiña, Chile · 1006 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.039 km ENE of Huara, Chile · 982 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.548 km NE of La Tirana, Chile · 1050 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.350 km E of La Tirana, Chile · 1051 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lf2j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.