M4.4 earthquake 101 km E of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 101 km E of Taltal, Chile on Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 4:48 AM GMT-3 (07:48 UTC), 134 km (83 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km NNE of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-08 07:48:44 UTC
- Depth
- 134.1 km (83.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.360° S, 69.481° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 42
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007cru. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.