1995 Antofagasta earthquake

1995 Antofagasta earthquake

Date	July 30, 1995 (1995-07-30)
Magnitude	8.0 M_w^[1]
Depth	33 km^[1]
Epicenter	Chilean Sea near Antofagasta 23°39′S 70°54′W / 23.65°S 70.9°W / -23.65; -70.9Coordinates: 23°39′S 70°54′W / 23.65°S 70.9°W / -23.65; -70.9
Areas affected	Chile
Max. intensity	VII (Very strong)
Casualties	3 dead, 58 injured, 630 homeless

The 1995 Antofagasta earthquake occurred on July 30 at 05:11 UTC (01:11 local time). Its epicenter was located near off the coast in the Chilean Sea near Antofagasta, affecting coastal areas of Antofagasta Region.

References

1 2 Earthquake Information for 1995 by USGS

Earthquakes in Chile

Historical	1570 Concepción 1575 Valdivia 1615 Arica 1647 Santiago 1730 Valparaíso 1751 Concepción 1835 Concepción 1868 Arica 1877 Iquique

20th century	1906 Valparaíso 1922 Vallenar 1928 Talca 1939 Chillán 1949 Tierra del Fuego 1953 Concepción 1960 Concepción 1960 Valdivia 1985 Algarrobo 1985 Pichilemu 1995 Antofagasta 1997 Punitaqui

21st century	2005 Tarapacá 2007 Tocopilla 2010 Chile 2010 Pichilemu 2014 Iquique 2015 Illapel

← Earthquakes in 1995 →

Great Hanshin (~7, Jan 17) Marathon (5.7, Apr 14) Neftegorsk (7.1, May 27) Antofagasta (8.0, Jul 30) Guerrero (7.4, Sep 14) Dinar (6.2, Oct 1) Colima–Jalisco (8.0, Oct 9) Chiapas (7.1, Oct 20) Wuding (6.2, Oct 24) Gulf of Aqaba (7.3, Nov 22)

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1995 Antofagasta earthquake

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