Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Tarapaca, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in Tarapaca, Chile on Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 12:06 AM GMT-4 (04:06 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-19 04:06:01 UTC
Depth
108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.800° S, 69.099° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4134 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1531 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.5108 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1525 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5156 km N of Calama, Chile · 1525 days ago · 116 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.1133 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1511 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2124 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1507 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.0140 km N of Calama, Chile · 1501 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.442 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1495 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  8. 4.5Chile-Bolivia border region · 1491 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.5151 km N of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.3151 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1485 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2150 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.1118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1540 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.5146 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1541 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2Chile-Bolivia border region · 1544 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2147 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 1550 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4137 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1554 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.2139 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1555 days ago · 104 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.6150 km E of Iquique, Chile · 1567 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i3l7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC.