M4.8 earthquake 93 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 93 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Mar 15, 2010, 6:25 PM GMT-3 (21:25 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-03-15 21:25:32 UTC
- Depth
- 48.5 km (30.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.288° S, 69.929° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 59 stations |
| 5.15 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (III) at Alto Hospicio, Iquique, Maria Elena and Tocopilla; (II) at Huara, Pica and Pozo Almonte. Also felt at Calama.
From the USGS event page for usp000h9fc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 96°
- Stations used
- 105
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000h9fc (also filed as iscgem14409377). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.