M4.1 earthquake 5 km E of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Jul 21, 2014, 12:15 PM GMT-4 (16:15 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 32 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-07-21 16:15:02 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.088° S, 70.141° 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
- ±0.52
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rz6b. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.