M4.1 earthquake 84 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 84 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 10:28 PM GMT-4 (02:28 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 83 km SSE 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-10 02:28:58 UTC
- Depth
- 58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.371° S, 69.919° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 24
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
- 4.283 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1900 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
- 4.1101 km SSE of Iquique, Chile · 1887 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
- 4.288 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 1870 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 4.288 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1859 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000etyu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.