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M4.4 earthquake near Tocopilla, Antofagasta

Name: M4.4 earthquake near Tocopilla, Antofagasta
Start: 2016-01-06T12:41:07.73+00:00
Location: 57 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile

3937 d ago · 6 Jan 2016, 12:41 UTC 57 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile on 6 Jan 2016, 12:41 UTC at a depth of 31 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tocopilla, about 57 km away in Antofagasta, Chile.

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