M4.3 earthquake 84 km NE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 84 km NE of Taltal, Chile on Thu, May 14, 2020, 3:20 AM GMT-4 (07:20 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 104 km NE of Diego de Almagro, 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
- 2020-05-14 07:20:41 UTC
- Depth
- 110.7 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.834° S, 69.926° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 27
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009fvg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.