M4.1 earthquake 86 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 86 km S of Antofagasta, Chile on Mon, Apr 6, 2020, 12:20 PM GMT-4 (16:20 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 84 km NE of Taltal, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-04-06 16:20:26 UTC
- Depth
- 57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.420° S, 70.547° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 179°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008pyf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.