M4.1 earthquake 14 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Jan 13, 2008, 3:14 AM GMT-3 (06:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 41 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
- 4.1 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-13 06:14:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.056° S, 70.336° 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
- 166°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.046 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6825 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.284 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6821 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.216 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6811 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6798 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.437 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6787 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.941 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6775 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 3.694 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6843 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.619 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6845 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.975 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6853 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.087 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6858 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.378 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6858 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwm4. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.