M4.1 earthquake 87 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 87 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 4:20 AM GMT-3 (07:20 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-24 07:20:50 UTC
- Depth
- 70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.036° S, 69.866° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 32
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d2gs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.