Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 85 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 85 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Nov 3, 2014, 1:28 AM GMT-3 (04:28 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km NNE of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-11-03 04:28:14 UTC
Depth
76.1 km (47.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
21.607° S, 69.552° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.693 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4341 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.5139 km N of Calama, Chile · 4337 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.469 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 4335 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.1140 km N of Calama, Chile · 4335 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.299 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.472 km N of Calama, Chile · 4331 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.1132 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4329 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.0127 km N of Calama, Chile · 4319 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.571 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 4306 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2123 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4305 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.036 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4304 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.8120 km N of Calama, Chile · 4304 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.052 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4302 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.0145 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 4359 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.654 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4360 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000stkr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.