M5.1 earthquake 64 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 64 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Tue, Sep 4, 2007, 2:20 AM GMT-4 (06:20 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-09-04 06:20:27 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.650° S, 70.373° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- Stations used
- 151
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.434 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6937 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.043 km W of Tocopilla, Chile · 6934 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.467 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6922 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.989 km ENE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6909 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmdd. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.