M4.4 earthquake 17 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Tue, Sep 3, 1985, 3:52 PM GMT-4 (19:52 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 88 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-09-03 19:52:00 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.244° S, 70.240° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jda. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.