M4.5 earthquake 97 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 97 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 12:29 PM GMT-3 (15:29 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-18 15:29:52 UTC
- Depth
- 53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.300° S, 69.790° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 36
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2134 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 6780 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.2146 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 6762 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.8109 km N of Calama, Chile · 6753 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fz6j. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.