Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 43 km W of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 43 km W of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Oct 3, 2007, 12:48 PM GMT-4 (16:48 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.7 36 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
2007-10-03 16:48:46 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.101° S, 70.620° 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.

Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.067 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6930 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 7.736 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 108
  3. 5.320 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.382 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.642 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.848 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6892 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.164 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 5.044 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.124 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.541 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 6.386 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 6.882 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
  14. 5.677 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.777 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.780 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.775 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 5.089 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  19. 4.576 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.741 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.549 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.010 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.289 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 5.592 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6890 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.987 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.831 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.581 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.8Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6888 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 5.289 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6888 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 4.393 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 4.177 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 5.086 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 5.385 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 5.997 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.789 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.5102 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.494 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6887 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 4.9101 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 3.964 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 4.494 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6887 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.992 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 5.093 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6886 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 4.788 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6886 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 4.295 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 6.181 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  46. 4.888 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6886 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 4.792 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6885 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 5.090 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6885 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 4.457 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6885 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.942 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6884 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 4.349 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6883 days ago · 50 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 4.179 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6881 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 5.050 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 4.890 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 4.912 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 4.787 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 4.682 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6879 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 4.789 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6876 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.434 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6936 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.164 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6963 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpt8. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.