M4.2 earthquake 122 km E of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 122 km E of Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 10:12 AM GMT-3 (13:12 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 64 km SSW of Calama, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-19 13:12:09 UTC
- Depth
- 81.9 km (50.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.741° S, 69.194° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 25
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 us2000d4qd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.