M4.9 earthquake 55 km W of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 55 km W of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 1:54 PM GMT-3 (16:54 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-18 16:54:06 UTC
- Depth
- 31.6 km (19.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.304° S, 70.884° 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 V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.180 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 2154 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.250 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile · 2152 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.2117 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2140 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.3122 km NW of Vallenar, Chile · 2135 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c980. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.