M4.1 earthquake 125 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 125 km ESE of Antofagasta, Chile on Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 6:51 PM GMT-4 (22:51 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 95 km SSW of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-13 22:51:47 UTC
- Depth
- 85.3 km (53.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.175° S, 69.297° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0115 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · 3729 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.395 km SSW of Calama, Chile · 3675 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006efx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.