M4.6 earthquake 43 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 43 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, Aug 14, 1986, 6:10 PM GMT-4 (22:10 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 46 km S of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-14 22:10:55 UTC
- Depth
- 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.724° S, 70.050° 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 1.6 and up: 1 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 usp0002x5j. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.