M4.0 earthquake 160 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 160 km ENE of Taltal, Chile on Sun, Nov 2, 2014, 8:05 PM GMT-3 (23:05 UTC), 122 km (76 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 94 km SSE 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
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-02 23:05:37 UTC
- Depth
- 122.2 km (75.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.644° S, 69.134° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000stjj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.