M3.9 earthquake 65 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Feb 8, 2015, 3:04 AM GMT-3 (06:04 UTC), 42 km (26 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-02-08 06:04:16 UTC
- Depth
- 41.8 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.652° S, 70.396° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.7 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 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 · 36 km away
- 5.259 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile · 4270 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
- 4.133 km S of Tocopilla, Chile · 4276 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tn5r. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.