M4.3 earthquake 56 km W of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 56 km W of Taltal, Chile on Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 11:10 PM GMT-3 (02:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 13 km ESE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-23 02:10:46 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.482° S, 71.043° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 39
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.413 km ESE of Taltal, Chile · 2158 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.365 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 2131 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.365 km WSW of Taltal, Chile · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000cbup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.