M4.4 earthquake 57 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Jan 6, 2016, 9:41 AM GMT-3 (12:41 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-01-06 12:41:07 UTC
- Depth
- 31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.604° S, 70.376° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 16°, dip 67°, rake 112°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 150°, dip 32°, rake 49°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.0 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 64
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 us10004bt4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.