M4.0 earthquake 40 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 7:07 AM GMT-4 (11:07 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2021-04-15 11:07:46 UTC
- Depth
- 57.8 km (35.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.306° S, 69.876° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.52
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e1ri. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.