M4.1 earthquake 17 km S of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 17 km S of Tocopilla, Chile on Thu, May 11, 2023, 6:32 PM GMT-4 (22:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km E of Mejillones, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-05-11 22:32:59 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.251° S, 70.199° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 19
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb92. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.