M4.4 earthquake 83 km N of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 83 km N of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 11:25 PM GMT-4 (03:25 UTC), 26 km (16 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
- 2016-07-16 03:25:39 UTC
- Depth
- 25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.341° S, 70.132° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 30
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 us20006f4y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.