M4.2 earthquake 21 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile on Fri, Oct 25, 2024, 6:52 AM GMT-3 (09:52 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 26 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-25 09:52:34 UTC
- Depth
- 45.3 km (28.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.219° S, 70.044° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.193 km NE of Tocopilla, Chile · 684 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.077 km NNE of Tocopilla, Chile · 670 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 4.626 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile · 656 days ago · 51 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.146 km N of Mejillones, Chile · 654 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nn3k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.