M4.4 earthquake 37 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 1:15 AM GMT-3 (04:15 UTC), 36 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-02-27 04:15:47 UTC
- Depth
- 36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.385° S, 70.378° 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
- 111°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.375 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6775 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.941 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 6772 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.290 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6757 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.583 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6740 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g03e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.