M4.6 earthquake 26 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Tocopilla, Chile on Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 3:07 AM GMT-3 (06:07 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-16 06:07:53 UTC
- Depth
- 50.8 km (31.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.248° S, 70.003° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.6 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 351°, dip 33°, rake 71°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 193°, dip 59°, rake 102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.3 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.146 km N of Mejillones, Chile · 654 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.144 km ENE of Mejillones, Chile · 626 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nz71. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.