Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 67 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 67 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Oct 7, 2007, 7:40 PM GMT-4 (23:40 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 20 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2007-10-07 23:40:05 UTC
Depth
58.3 km (36.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.782° S, 70.755° 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

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Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fq30. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.