M4.1 earthquake 70 km NE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 70 km NE of Taltal, Chile on Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 1:57 AM GMT-3 (04:57 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-10-15 04:57:20 UTC
- Depth
- 64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.001° S, 69.946° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.8 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0160 km ENE of Taltal, Chile · 4352 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.194 km SSE of Antofagasta, Chile · 4336 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000smav. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.