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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 152°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
After
- 5.320 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6892 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.124 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6891 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.741 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.831 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6890 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.8Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 6889 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.457 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6885 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.942 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6884 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.050 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.912 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6880 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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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.