M4.0 earthquake 36 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Dec 17, 2014, 5:52 AM GMT-3 (08:52 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 13 km SW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-17 08:52:39 UTC
- Depth
- 57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.899° S, 69.909° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.36
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.052 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4302 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.259 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4291 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.133 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 4276 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3127 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 4255 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.965 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4251 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.413 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4247 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t7kt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.