M4.2 earthquake 20 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Oct 12, 2020, 11:51 AM GMT-3 (14:51 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 46 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-10-12 14:51:51 UTC
- Depth
- 72.2 km (44.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.940° S, 70.078° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.239 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2179 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.254 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2176 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.983 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2171 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
- 4.086 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2165 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 4.346 km SW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2127 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7rr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC.