M4.2 earthquake 59 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Tue, Dec 30, 2014, 12:50 PM GMT-3 (15:50 UTC), 42 km (26 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-30 15:50:49 UTC
- Depth
- 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.612° S, 70.326° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.133 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 4277 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.475 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 4269 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.079 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4258 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 3.965 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4252 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.413 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4248 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.454 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4232 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.256 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4232 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tasp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.