M4.2 earthquake 25 km S of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 25 km S of Taltal, Chile on Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 5:11 PM GMT-3 (20:11 UTC), 72 km (45 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-18 20:11:32 UTC
- Depth
- 72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.634° S, 70.471° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- 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: 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 us20007f5v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.