M4.9 earthquake 41 km S of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 41 km S of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Mar 10, 2008, 2:06 AM GMT-3 (05:06 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-10 05:06:09 UTC
- Depth
- 30.9 km (19.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.462° S, 70.148° 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
- 95°
- Stations used
- 128
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.290 km NNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 6760 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.583 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6742 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.035 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile · 6724 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.375 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6778 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.437 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 6787 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.361 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6794 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.885 km NNE of Antofagasta, Chile · 6798 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g14f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.