M4.0 earthquake 85 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 85 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 6:09 PM GMT-3 (21:09 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 119 km SE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-14 21:09:54 UTC
- Depth
- 42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.393° S, 69.853° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 134°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5108 km SSW of Iquique, Chile · 2051 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 3.867 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
- 4.2119 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 2010 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 3.9151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2006 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dhnn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.