M4.2 earthquake 81 km N of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 81 km N of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Jul 9, 2014, 4:04 AM GMT-4 (08:04 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 92 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-09 08:04:38 UTC
- Depth
- 39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.918° S, 70.461° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.15 km E of Tocopilla, Chile · 4452 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.392 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4447 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
- 4.074 km NW of Antofagasta, Chile · 4434 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rr74. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.