M4.2 earthquake 83 km N of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km N of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Feb 5, 2018, 10:01 PM GMT-3 (01:01 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2018-02-06 01:01:06 UTC
- Depth
- 71.2 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.338° S, 70.195° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.286 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3120 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.191 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 3116 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ch8z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.