M4.4 earthquake 13 km ESE of Taltal, Chile
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Taltal, Chile on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 4:40 AM GMT-3 (07:40 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-11-05 07:40:54 UTC
- Depth
- 36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.447° S, 70.362° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 126°
- Stations used
- 50
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.365 km SW of Taltal, Chile · 2131 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.365 km WSW of Taltal, Chile · 2118 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.388 km N of Taltal, Chile · 2105 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000caqf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.