M4.4 earthquake 99 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile on Sat, Apr 23, 2016, 9:55 PM GMT-3 (00:55 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-24 00:55:32 UTC
- Depth
- 44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.296° S, 70.643° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005laz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.