M4.0 earthquake 52 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 52 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Dec 19, 2014, 8:56 AM GMT-3 (11:56 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 79 km WSW 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
- 2014-12-19 11:56:36 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.647° S, 70.362° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.133 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 4276 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.079 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4257 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 4.413 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4247 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000t883. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.