M4.1 earthquake 46 km E of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 46 km E of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Feb 9, 2014, 1:07 AM GMT-3 (04:07 UTC), 72 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 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 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-02-09 04:07:00 UTC
- Depth
- 71.5 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.036° S, 69.748° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.1 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 132°, dip 88°, rake -112°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 36°, dip 22°, rake -6°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.445 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4592 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
- 4.991 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4583 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.724 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4577 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.134 km N of Calama, Chile · 4575 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.714 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4563 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mlc4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.