M4.2 earthquake 16 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Sat, Feb 2, 2008, 1:26 PM GMT-3 (16:26 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 4.2 (m), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-02 16:26:07 UTC
- Depth
- 36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.230° S, 70.251° 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
- 158°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6798 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.437 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6787 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.941 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6775 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
Before
- 3.974 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6817 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.284 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6821 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.046 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6825 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.114 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6831 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.867 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6838 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fy01. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.