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M4.5 earthquake 78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 78 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 5:25 AM GMT-3 (08:25 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-11 08:25:07 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.428° S, 69.945° W
Region
Chile
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.583 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.483 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2211 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.763 km S of Iquique, Chile · 2187 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.082 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2187 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.220 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2181 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.239 km NW of Tocopilla, Chile · 2179 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.983 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2171 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.086 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2165 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 6.282 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 2212 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 149
  2. 4.288 km SW of Iquique, Chile · 2228 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.753 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2231 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000blpf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.