M4.4 earthquake 13 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 9:09 AM GMT-3 (12:09 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-12 12:09:47 UTC
- Depth
- 74.6 km (46.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.183° S, 70.288° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.454 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4232 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.256 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4231 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 3.965 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4251 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.079 km WSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 4257 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 4.475 km N of Antofagasta, Chile · 4268 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.133 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 4276 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tnj8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.