M3.5 earthquake 7 km W of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Oct 9, 2013, 6:00 PM GMT-3 (21:00 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 69 km WSW of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-10-09 21:00:31 UTC
- Depth
- 34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.080° S, 70.270° 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.
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usb000kitg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.