M5.1 earthquake 43 km N of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 km N of Tocopilla, Chile on Wed, May 11, 2022, 11:21 AM GMT-4 (15:21 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-05-11 15:21:15 UTC
- Depth
- 61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.697° S, 70.230° W
- Region
- Chile
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.089 · 12 stations |
| 5.0 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 124°, dip 62°, rake -158°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 24°, dip 71°, rake -29°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.2 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 118
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.550 km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1591 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
- 4.121 km SSW of Tocopilla, Chile · 1587 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.430 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 1584 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.3Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile · 1583 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
- 3.846 km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile · 1554 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h8ls. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.