Chile earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 92 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 92 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 7:18 AM GMT-3 (10:18 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 129 km N of Calama, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-12 10:18:56 UTC
Depth
48.7 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.328° S, 69.832° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1723 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0103 km N of Tocopilla, Chile · 1717 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.8120 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1716 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.199 km N of Calama, Chile · 1702 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2131 km N of Calama, Chile · 1695 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2116 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1683 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.0118 km N of Calama, Chile · 1672 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2129 km N of Calama, Chile · 1665 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.714 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 1749 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.844 km SE of Iquique, Chile · 1751 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.5119 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 1752 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gb9z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.