Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Tarapaca, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in Tarapaca, Chile on Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 6:56 AM GMT-4 (10:56 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 140 km NE of Iquique, 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
2022-08-01 10:56:13 UTC
Depth
116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.073° S, 69.675° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.577 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1520 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.5125 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1519 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.9140 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1519 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 11
  4. 4.390 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1517 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.982 km NE of Iquique, Chile · 1511 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.515 km NNW of Cami?a, Chile · 1504 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.470 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1498 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.737 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1489 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.3111 km ESE of Arica, Chile · 1488 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.447 km E of Arica, Chile · 1477 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.923 km SSE of Cami?a, Chile · 1469 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.480 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1467 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  13. 4.293 km SSE of Arica, Chile · 1467 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.443 km E of Arica, Chile · 1526 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.081 km NNE of Iquique, Chile · 1533 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.5Tarapaca, Chile · 1537 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.595 km N of Iquique, Chile · 1553 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i74u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.