M4.9 earthquake 49 km S of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 49 km S of Tocopilla, Chile on Tue, Jul 15, 2008, 3:17 PM GMT-4 (19:17 UTC), 25 km (16 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-15 19:17:42 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.540° S, 70.226° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 101 stations |
| 5.16 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Mejillones and Tocopilla; (II) at Maria Elena.
From the USGS event page for usp000gc91. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 95°
- Stations used
- 146
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc91 (also filed as iscgem11126431). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.