M4.2 earthquake 88 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 12:26 PM GMT-4 (16:26 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-30 16:26:30 UTC
- Depth
- 44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.359° S, 69.850° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.4 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.193 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1849 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
- 4.270 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 1832 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.2102 km N of Calama, Chile · 1822 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f5qx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.